Judging others shackles them to the cold iron of our limited notions.

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise.

Take care of him. And make him feel important. And if you can do that, you'll have a happy and wonderful marriage. Like two out of every ten couples.

Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.

A passion for flowers, is, I think, the only one which long sickness leaves untouched with its chilling influence.

There are no maps to guide our most important searches; we must rely on hope, chance, intuition, and a willingness to be surprised.

I know very well what I am about and that my skies have not been neglected, though they often failed in execution - and often no doubt from over anxiety about them.

The most powerful narcotic in the world is the promise of belonging.

Wars might come and go, but the seven o'clock news lives forever.

Yeah, I'm from Jersey; it's almost like I was automatically born a Nets fan.

I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.