Almost nothing that makes any real difference can be proved.

The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.

We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old.

Pay attention to the things that bring a tear to your eye or a lump in your throat because they are signs that the holy is drawing near.

Pay mind to your own life, your own health, and wholeness. A bleeding heart is of no help to anyone if it bleeds to death.

In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints.

The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.

The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are.

The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.

If it causes you to sin your soul-just walk away

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.

There is no need for a long, persuasive introduction about self-confidence. If you are not a confident person, you already know it.

When you trust people to help you, they often do.

Pain comes at me and I take it, chew it for a few minutes, and spit it back out. It's just not my thing anymore.

We are in a big, fat, ugly bubble. And we better be awfully careful.

I have no problem walking in New York because I have a very brisk pace: By the time anyone recognizes me, it's too late, I'm four blocks away from them.

Swift is the arrow, dark is the thorn, the slate is clean, the future awaits, awake.

I remember thinking that walking on the beach as a free man is pretty desirable.

Experiencing flow helps a person remember that they are unique. ... Just like everyone else.