Integrity, like humility, is a quality which vanishes the moment we are conscious of it in ourselves. We see it only in others.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

You are the storyteller and the editor of your book of life. So write tales of imagination, tragedy, and adventure and illustrate it with the colors of beauty.

Be grateful. You have enough and abundant life

One mistake is all they see.

Any decision I make is based on myself, and the only person I have to give an explanation to is God.

Best performance of the year: Aston Villa v. Milan, September 1994

There's very little greatness in this world, but in the crucible of quality there's a special corner reserved for Van Halen.

Education is only the most fully conscious of the channels whereby each generation influences the next.

Those who differ most from the opinions of their fellow men are the most confident of the truth of their own.

You had some unexpected help. You had help from God! Essentially, it became a handicap match! Me vs you and God!

Creatures inveterately wrong in their inductions have a pathetic but praise-worthy tendency to die before reproducing their kind.