I have had the opportunity to become acquainted with many wonderful people from many walks of life. I have known rich and poor, famous and modest, wise and otherwise.

I give thanks to my Creator for this wonderful life where each of us has the opportunity to learn lessons we could not fully comprehend by any other means.

If rich people could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living

The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.

I had a wonderful life and was blessed with so many loving people and great friends.

I have known exceptional people who have endured severe trials while others, at least on the surface, seem to have lived charmed lives.