Diversity, rather than cohesiveness, is the new passion, and it pits us against each other for “rights.

2. Overcommitment and time pressure are the greatest destroyers of marriages. It takes time to develop any friendship...whether with a loved one or with God Himself.

Millions of people acknowledge today that they do not know the meaning of life.

Until we know who we are and why we are here, no amount of success, fame, money, or pleasure will provide much satisfaction.

29. Most loneliness results from insulation rather than isolation. In other words, we are lonely because we insulate ourselves, not because others isolate us.

38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and warned me not to forget it. I remember his words but never did figure out what he meant!)

10. Comparison is the root of all feelings of inferiority. The moment you begin examining other people’s strengths against your most obvious weaknesses, your self-esteem starts to crumble!

28. Feelings are neither right nor wrong. It's what you do with them that causes the problems.

Your most precious memories will focus on those you loved, those who loved you, and what you did together in the service of the Lord.

Highs must be followed by lows.

It is impossible to credit one gender with every good and perfect gift without slighting the other. That’s what extreme diversity does to us.

And I wake up happy, baby, because I possess beauty and I own that beauty in all the forms it can take and the least important of those are physical.

Enjoy the times of plentiful and endure the times of scarcity.

Mindfulness is observing and asking why. Millions saw the apple fall but Newton asked why.

How clear everything becomes when you look from the darkness of a dungeon.

Thou shalt not submit thy god to market forces.

As a future goal, I just want to be one of those guys that is known.

Shaun Wright-Phillips has got a big heart. It's as big as him, which isn't very big, but it's bigger.

Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation. So there is considerable flow, but always within channels.

The opposite of fear is love - love of the challenge, love of the work, the pure joyous passion to take a shot at our dream and see if we can pull it off.

You're the artist - you make the music that you want to make.