Conversion for me was not a Damascus Road experience. I slowly moved into an intellectual acceptance of what my intuition had always known.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

Yes, the setting (Dartmoor) is a worthy one. If the devil did desire to have a hand in the affairs of men.Sherlock Holmes

It's really building Air America that I'm focused on, and for me, that almost only means doing a good show.

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

If you feel weak, limited, ordinary, you are the best material through which God can work.

If I fail it is only because I have too much pride and ambition.

The wise person doesn't ask, "What have I achieved?" but rather, "What have I contributed?"

I believe you select a president who best represents what you think are the values that God wants us to have.

I consider myself conscious of how we're treated, and sometimes I can be a feminist.

I need NOW's defense like a fish needs a bicycle. I don't want them to defend me.

One swallow is a coincidence, but two swallows make summer.