I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers. – Khalil Gibran
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. – Khalil Gibran
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. – Khalil Gibran
Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people. – Khalil Gibran
There are ways we can go do a better job of educating young moms and dads about the vital role they have as the childs first teacher. I think there are ways in which we can partner with local school districts and states to do a better job to provide nutrition options at school. – Tom Vilsack