I Had The Privilege Of Chairing Judge

This Is The Greatest Lesson A Child Can Learn. It Is The Greatest Lesson Anyone Can Learn. It Has Been The Greatest Lesson I Have Learned: If You Persevere, Stick W/it, Work @ It, You Have A Real Opportunity To Achieve Something. Sure, There Will Be Storms Along The Way. And You Might Not Reach Your Goal Right Away. But If You Do Your Best And Keep A True Compass, You'll Get There.

My Father Lifted Me Up In His Strong Gentle Arms And Said Something I Will Never Forget. He Said, "i Know You Can Do It. There Is Nothing That You Can't Do. We're Going To Climb That Hill Together Even If It Takes Us All Day." And At Age 12 Losing Your Leg Pretty Much Seems Like The End Of The World. But As I Climbed Onto His Back And We Flew Down The Hill That Day, I Knew He Was Right. I Knew I Was Going To Be Ok. You See, My Father Taught Me That Even Our Most Profound Losses Are Survivable. And It Is What We Do With That Loss - Our Ability To Transform It Into A Positive Event.

Individual Faults And Frailties Are No Excuse To Give In - And No Exemption From The Common Obligation To Give Of Ourselves.

The Constitution Does Not Just Protect Those Whose Views We Share; It Also Protects Those With Whose Views We Disagree.

The Real Transgression Occurs When Religion Wants Government To Tell Citizens How To Live Uniquely Personal Parts Of Their Lives. The Failure Of Prohibition Proves The Futility Of Such An Attempt When A Majority Or Even A Substantial Minority Happens To Disagree. Some Questions May Be Inherently Individual Ones, Or People May Be Sharply Divided About Whether They Are. In Such Cases, Like Prohibition And Abortion, The Proper Role Of Religion Is To Appeal To The Conscience Of The Individual, Not The Coercive Power Of The State.