Freedom is not won by merely overthrowing a tyrannical ruler or an oppressive regime. That is usually only the prelude to a new tyranny, a new oppression.

Some years ago there was a study to discover the most stressful occupation. It turned out not to be the head of a large business, football manager or prime minister, but rather: bus driver.

In our interconnected world, we must learn to feel enlarged, not threatened, by difference - that is what I have argued.

Make space in your life for the things that matter, for family and friends, love and generosity, fun and joy. Without this, you will burn out in mid-career and wonder where your life went.

No great achiever - even those who made it seem easy - ever succeeded without hard work.

When money rules, we remember the price of things and forget the value of things, and that is dangerous.

I believe faith is not certainty but the courage to live with uncertainty.

Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean.

The supreme religious challenge is to see God’s image in one who is not in our image.

In Judaism faith means wrestling with God as Jacob once wrestled with an angel.

A society in which there are high levels of voluntary activity will simply be a better, happier place than one where there are not.

Part of our work as faithful Christians is to learn how to discern when, and by what means, to resist authority.

Luck is being ready for the chance.

The Universe revealed by science is one of far more awesome grandeur than any religion has ever posited.

Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I'm not existing.

I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.

The only thing that you can never have too much of is love.

No tears to damn you when jealousy burns.

To this day, I still would choose the angst over something easier, when I really don't have to.

You can forget who you are if you're alone too much.

So you're the infamous Acheron. (Amanda) Lord and Master of the great barbarian horde that roams the night. (Acheron)