For me, books have always been the greatest gifts. I love to give and receive them because I know they are a reflection of the giver.

Nature releases resistance sometimes slowly, other times powerfully, and always by example. Suddenly out of that calm comes momentum from a new direction.

Teetering on the edge of comfortable brings us closer to ourselves and each other.

There is nothing more romantic than absolute presence.

It is such a privilege to learn from children as they discover new worlds of possibility and give themselves full over to their dreams, inspiring a few adults along the way.

Give without expectation and receive with reckless abandon.

A shared vision driven by core values is a powerful alchemy.

Some days are about preparation, but some are pure inspiration.

The vision is not to see things just as we have imagined them to be. The vision is the freedom to live deliberately every day and that is simply a choice.

The vision is not to see things just as we have imagined them to be. The vision is the freedom to live deliberately every day and that is a simply a choice.

Trusting the vision without forcing the way is a lesson worth learning in every port.

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for no wind is the right wind.

To the Jews only, and not to the Gentiles, was a Saviour promised.

You can only have a war with another country. You can't have a war with bad temper or a war against paranoids.

I suppose my little Martin acoustic guitar is quickly becoming a prize possession. It's a lovely guitar. I bought it at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2001 before I had cleaned up.

No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.

The [economic crisis] means that we have to address the challenges and the risks, and we need to take into account the level of resources. Doing better with less means doing it more together.

Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!

A lot of music comes from a selfish place.

Politics and Religion are obsolete. The time has come for Science and Spirituality.