For a man to argue, 'I don't go to church; I pray alone,' is no wiser than if he should say, 'I have no use for symphonies; I believe only in solo music.'

Prayer is not a substitute for work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a support for all other efforts.

It appears that when life is broken by tragedy God shines through the breach.

Prayer is listening as well as speaking, receiving as well as asking; and its deepest mood is friendship held in reverence. So the daily prayer should end as it begins - in adoration.

Intercession is more than specific: it is pondered: it requires us to bear on our heart the burden of those for whom we pray.

Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors.

The Queen's wedding dress in 1947, there was some embroidery on the train which was definitely there to illustrate new dawn/post-war optimism, that sort of thing.

Dont test me, Second guess me, Protest me, You will DISAPEAR! (East Jesus of Nowhere)

There is no solution to death.Life intends to kill us.

Will we confront climate change in time or will we let fossil fuel companies determine our fate? This is a fight we can't afford to lose, and that's what keeps me moving forward.

I don't want to weaken the Patriot Act. I want to repeal it.

When I die, they'll say Lady Gaga was special but her fans, her Monsters, they were really something

'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you laugh.

Sophie glanced from me to Sabine, then back, scowling. "I'm not scared of her. I can handle myself." "Yeah, and hissing kittens think they're badass too," Sabine said.

They [Republicans] say, 'You're too conservative.' Was Thomas Jefferson too conservative? I'm tired of some people calling me wacky.