I prefer a God who once and for all impressed his will upon creation, to one who continually busied about modifying what he had already done.

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don't, they don't.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.

The greatest medicine is a true friend.

It is sometimes said that conduct is supremely important and worship helps it. The truth is that worship is supremely important and conduct tests it

True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God.

If your prayer is selfish, the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all, but it is sure to be there.

Love is the oxygen for heart.So love as your life depends on it.

Imagination is the wonder of the wise.

Poetry to me is prayer.

Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.

If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my training in survival to the fullest.

Remember that time in the minivan, twenty minutes ago, when we didn't die?

There is no debating that, under President Obama, corporate profits are at their highest levels in decades.

...I'm not going to be able to make things that I can call Kanye West just by making T-shirts.

sunshine is just beyond the clouds" Carl Joesph Gunner

Maybe there were people out there whose love could survive anything, but mine was fragile. It needed to be nurtured in order to thrive and grow.