But what if hope had a threshold? What if there was a limit to it? What if each of us was only given a certain amount and mine was used up?

The world after a war is a good world, I told myself. A happy world. A secure world. In this world, I might do anything.

I thought of the pieces of me I'd left behind, a piece here, a piece there, scattered like bread crumbs. How much of me was left?

I'd rather be judged on what I can do instead of who I'm not.

Your loyalty to friends and family should have no limit, although it may be expressed in ways that others cannot understand.

But if science may be said to be blind without philosophy, it is true also that philosophy is virtually empty without science.

The main task of the spirit is to free man from his ego.

Well, I'm celebrating the fact that Republicans are doing better with women.

I go to the dentist every six months, I get a cleaning, so... I'm fortunate enough that those fluoride treatments as a child worked. Not getting any cavities.

we are running out of time for dealing with this

I always emphasize the historic role of people of color in organizing and protesting to achieve justice.

That's what life is, a continual state of journey. You are a river passing downstream.

If you think you will get something from practicing zazen, already you are involved in impure practice.

Life is lived on the edge.