I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever only rejoices me, and the heart appoints

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

...faith is acting as if God has already answered. And acting as if God has answered means acting on our prayers...

They all had darkened eyes, eyes that seemed to have a hunger behind them. Borne out of the private convulsions only secret passions can provoke.

No place is ugly to those who understand the virtues and sweetness of everything that God has made.

I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.

What we do know is that the era of climate change is upon us and the extraordinary in California today will become the ordinary of tomorrow.

Indignation must always be the answer to indignity. Reality is not destiny.

My marriage license reads, 'To whom it may concern,'

As much as I have done collaborations over the years, I am actually kind of a reluctant partner.

Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent.

I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it.