In a secularising world, art has replaced religion as a touchstone of our reverence and devotion.

As victims of hurt, we frequently don't bring up what ails us, because so many wounds look absurd in the light of day.

There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think about it.

The most boring and unproductive question one can ask of any religion is whether or not it is true.

Time is meant to be converted into products.

Fate has a twisted sense of humor.

The sense of love should not like coffee, which only gives pleasure to the enjoy. But it must be like oranges which not only give pleasure but also freshness.

Donald Trump's impulsivity concerns me. He's fanning the flames of xenophobia and Islamophobia and the American people are speaking out against it.

Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.

The reason was the failure of both Japan and China to understand each other and the inability of America and the European powers to sympathize, without prejudice, with the peoples of East Asia

I am a responsible parent and have always provided for my children. That fact cannot be disputed. I have made mistakes in my life, but failing to care for my children is not one of them.

Open your grief-stricken heart to the Lord. Weep and sincerely pray, 'O Lord, draw me towards You; give me peace of mind.' By doing so constantly you, will gradually attain peace of mind.

When one of us says 'look, there is nothing out there,' what we are really saying is, 'I cannot see'.