Humans are odd. They think order and chaos are somehow opposites and try to control what won't be. But there is grace in their failings.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

The bee's life is like a magic well: the more you draw from it, the more it fills with water

To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.

Light, Life and Love are like three glow-worms at thy feet: the whole universe of stars, the dewdrops on the grass whereon thou walkest!

We can become inspired to shape a higher, more ideal future, and when we do, miracles happen.

Panentheistic doctrine contains all of deism and pandeism except their arbitrary negations.

Inspiration is what keeps us well.

Most ideas are born and lost in isolation.

Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze.

The visions we offer our children shape the future. It _matters_ what those visions are. Often they become self-fulfilling prophecies. Dreams are maps.

Passion is everything...so make it happen

Endeavor to create heaven on earth and turn your heart into the new Jerusalem

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

I use the word power broadly. Even more important than military and economic power is the power of ideas, the power of compassion, and the power of hope.

I don't enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people's amusement. I enjoy it if I'm being paid a lot for it.

I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.

I played one game, and one game played me.

I danced growing up. I had two friends of mine that, actually, one of them wound up dancing with Alvin Ailey.

I love it when ugliness is beautiful. I love character flaws.

I don't like reading music. It's like learning a language. You can't read music proficiently overnight. It takes time, it's boring work.