I must look past my capabilities and see God's possibilities

Flee flattery, false praise and fair weather friends

When we run ahead of God, we run into trouble.

The closer I get to God, the blacker the little sins appear

The thorn keeps us from over-inflating

Faith is never a matter of can or cannot, but rather, will or will not

Frenzied activity is no gauge of spirituality

The Gospel net never breaks; whosoever will may come

There are no air conditioners in Hell

You can't win with sin.

There's a difference to being humble and being humbled

While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.

I thought that punk in its original state was a revolutionary movement. But like surrealism, it failed in its revolutionary attempt.

Authority and example lead the world.

In discussing Barbarism and Christianity I have actually been discussing the Fall of Rome.

Well, I have a very simple method of painting.

[The Bill of Rights is] designed to protect individuals and minorities against the tyranny of the majority, but it's also designed to protect the people against bureaucracy, against the government.

We mourn the transitory things and fret under the yoke of the immutable ones.

I become like a tuning fork to the information that is coming through me, in shamanism they call it being the 'hollow reed'.

My father has been the real anchor of the family. Hes the one who has always encouraged my mother, my brother and me.