It was the people who did not care who filled the world with fire and oppression. It was the hands of the indifferent that lit the faggots; it was the hands of the indifferent that turned the rack.

Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.

God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.

Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.

I don't need a church to tell me I'm wrong where I already know I'm wrong; I need a Church to tell me I'm wrong where I think I'm right

The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.

A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.

But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.

Our inner beauty is that Kingdom of Heaven that lies within. It is a fragrance and the signature of our soul.

Forget it. Never explain; never apologize. You can either write posthumously or you can't.

Zen phrase says The instant you speak about a thing you miss the mark.

Talking nonsense is man's only privilege that distinguishes him from all other organisms.

I bike around New York City as a way of getting everywhere I need to go.

I do not make jokes about Sarah Palin simply because I could not live in this world if I believed she was a real person.

Meditation has been an anchor throughout my life - it helps me feel balance, connected and at peace.

What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world.

I think the pop chart today is entirely market-driven. And it has nothing to do with public taste. And it has nothing to do with moving music forward. It's simply a market chart.