A man called, wanting to borrow a rope. "You cannot have it," said Nasrudin. "Why not?" "Because it is in use." "But I can see it just lying there, on the ground." "That's right: that's its use.

You can't ignore the reality that faith and family, those two things are integral parts of having limited government, lower taxes, and free societies.

You know, there's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.

God’s priority isn’t your destination but your development. God’s priority isn’t the dream but the dreamer.

To me, the harmonica is like a voice.

Human imagination is not simply our means of reaching out to God but God's means of manifesting himself to us.

Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

My inners are not organs. They're actually mechanics, so I have a hole in my back, wind me up like the movie 'Hugo,' and then just say, 'Act,' you know?

Meditation is not about doing something

Death ... doesn't take her eyes off us for a minute, so much so that even those who are not yet due to die feel her gaze pursuing them constantly.

I hated my whole childhood, hated it, hated it, hated it. There was no place for me.