Before anything else, you have received breath - the gift of life itself. The first word about you is GIFT.

When you forgive somebody, when you are generous, when you withhold judgment, when you love and when you stand up to injustice, you are, in that moment, bringing heaven to earth.

Because with every action, comment, conversation, we have the choice to invite Heaven or Hell to Earth.

Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be.

What we do comes out of who we believe we are.

The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.

Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I don't think I'm doing anything terribly new.

The life that you want begins the moment you embrace the life you have because all of it is a miracle.

Often times when I meet atheists and we talk about the god they don’t believe in, we quickly discover that I don’t believe in that god, either.

If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship.

That breath that you just took, that's a gift!

In the beginnings, God Mother separates the earth from the heavens.

Mr. Boy Scout was not for her. He was exactly the type of man her family would expect her to settle down with. Freaking perfect.

Sometimes goes easier... others... goes wrong. But that's world!(Dexter)

Optimism unaccompanied by personal effort is merely a state of mind and not fruitful.

I don't like to play the victim.

You can't stay in your home town and play because the two people will get tired of seeing you.

Habit is the most imperious of all masters.

Wherever the truth is injured, defend it.

I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price, it's not about who, it's kind of about when and what. It's material, that's all.

It is only the life that is lost for Him that is found in Him.