I was ill before I fell ill.

As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.

Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.

The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet.

My soul comes from better worlds and I have an incurable homesickness of the stars.

You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go.

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.

Be the one who walks with the Lord

If you cannot understand me in my speech, how can you understand me in my silence?

A strong presence of racism can weaken the strength of any nation.

I often buy myself presents. Sometimes I will spend $100,000 in one day in a posh boutique.

If the power goes out, business stops... whether you sell roses or youre a big manufacturer.

By 1782 [John Adams] had come to feel for [Benjamin] Franklin "no other sentiments than Contempt or Abhorrence."

Eloquence may be found in conversations and in all kinds of writings; it is rarely found when looked for, and sometimes discovered where it is least expected.

Once in a while you get a moment of clarity - an inspiration - and they don't come that frequently.

There is a slowness in affairs which ripens them, and a slowness which rots them.

Pastors are sent to utter the deep things of God for the conviction of sin, and for edification and comfort.