I can only give away the love that I have received.

I do assert that one prepares for eternity not by being religious and keeping the rules, but by living fully, loving wastefully, and daring to be all that each of us has the capacity to be.

The church is like a swimming pool. Most of the noise comes from the shallow end.

I think one of the things we've got to look out for is human beings claiming that they know how God operates.

The view of the cross as the sacrifice for the sins of the world is a barbarian idea based on primitive concepts of God and must be dismissed.

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

Was Judas Iscariot a figure of history? I do not think so. There is no mention of him in any source before the 8th decade.

All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.

I don't want a God that would go around killing people's little girls. Neither do I want a God who would kill his own son.

I prepare for death by living.

You can't have a world where 50 percent of the people are dieting and 50 percent of the people are starving if you want stability.

Even if things do not work out as you thought they should for you, they do - in their own way, as they were meant to.

Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.

I remember the way we parted, The day and the way we met; You hoped we were both broken-hearted And knew we should both forget.

Love is pure and kind and forgiving. It is the greatest gift of all.

I understand that I have become a liability to the very institutions and policies to which I have dedicated my career and, indeed, my entire adult life.

Sexuality is half poison and half liberation. What’s the line? I don’t have a line.

When you argue for free markets, you are arguing against the trend.

It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you...yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand.

If you put frightening things into a picture, then they can't harm you. In fact, you end becoming quite fond of them.

I started out singing in high school in the choir and in a garage band.