Courage overrides self-doubt, but does not end it.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

Conversation with God leads to an encounter with God. Prayer turns theology into experience.

I love hard and still haven’t a clue what it feels like…

I love a book which never ends in my head, even though- a thousand times, it has been read!

My parents didn't know what to do with me. They got me into Little League Baseball, I played out in right field, cause I stunk.

Moral discipline is the consistent exercise of agency to choose the right because it is right, even when it is hard.

And even one life that bears witness to the truth of the prosperity law will quicken the consciousness of the whole community.

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

In the industrial nations, there's a sense that Africa would go under without development aid. But believe me, Africa existed before you Europeans came along. And we didn't do all that poorly either.

Let's go Matt; we aren't strolling through Central Park here.

At most, you will live a hundred years on earth, but you will spend forever in eternity.