Are democracy and poetry exclusive of one another and, if so, why?

The way to do much in a short time is to love much. People will do great things if they are stirred with enthusiasm and love.

It is better to begin a great work than to finish a small one.

It is not so much what we say or do that educates; what really educates is who we are.

I wish that Christmas may be happy and heavenly, and the holidays glow with the gifts of the inner life that God will give to each one.

You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom

To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.

Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come.

Isn't it wonderful that two of the most sacred and symbolic plants, the olive and the vine, live on almost nothing, a terrace of limestone, sun and rain.

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted.

Every friendship with God and every love between Him and a soul is the only one of its kind.

The great poet Hafiz says that you should dye your prayer-carpet with wine if your teacher tells you to do so.

I never intended to be a run-of-the-mill person.

I need to rebel against myself. It's the opposite of following your bliss. I need to do what I most fear.

If you're an actor, a real actor, you've got to be on the stage. But you mustn't go on the stage unless it's absolutely the only thing you can do.

It is well known to all great men, that by conferring an obligation they do not always procure a friend, but are certain of creating many enemies.

I like someone who has a super gentle spirit and energy. I’m really gentle, and so I like a boy who will treat me that way.

Let's do something beautiful for God.

When you've got kids, it's a big undertaking. It's like doing four movies in a row.

Intelligence has got the upper hand to such an extent that it transforms the real task into an unreal trick and reality into a play.

This is what language does: organize the world into manageable, and in some sense artificial, units that can then be inhabited and manipulated.