I do not think that I will ever reach a stage when I will say, "This is what I believe. Finished." What I believe is alive ... and open to growth

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

A synthesis embracing both rational understanding and the mystical experience of unity is the mythos, spoken or unspoken, or our present day and age.

{...} It is hieroglyphic that will last, not stone heads. The future belongs to the word, not the image.(The mason Mutsose, in Achet-Aten).

Understanding doesn't leave room for anger, hurt or fear.

Gratitude is a form of worship in its own right, as it implies the acceptance of a power greater than yourself.

Something happens to people when they're masked. They become too free, uncivilized. They may do anything.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.

I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival.

I've been lucky that I've been around good people, who kept me grounded and taught me.

When you see tears in my eyes, you see it's not about the wins or the losses, It's about the opportunity.