Life becomes precious and more special to us when we look for the little everyday miracles and get excited about the privileges of simply being human

Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional. We cannot avoid pain, but we can avoid joy.

The disillusionment with our own abilities is, perhaps, one of the most important things that can ever happen to us.

It's not so much what happens to us, as what happens in us that counts.

Our theology must become biography.

There is no better education than your own failures, if you've the eyes to see. We must have the courage to fail. It's evidence that we're risking to be our best.

Learning patience takes a lot of patience!

It takes time to be a good father. It takes effort - trying, failing, and trying again.

I believe that pain and suffering can either be a prison or a prism.

Most of us have enough excuses to last a lifetime. The sooner we let go of them and get on with living, the better off we are.

All of our theology must eventually become biography.

The universe can be incredible! Just try to take this moment in. This is really something!

They, who know no evil, will suspect none.

Art is rearranging and grouping mistakes.

I really chess-play culture shifts. I'm really good at understanding what worldwide cell-phone use means. That's what I do. I try to picture it three to four to five steps ahead.

Someone is going to develop a plan that will take them into the future of their dreams. Let it be you.

Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult.

If anything needs love it is reality, for it is reality that lacks it the most - I doubt that it was ever loved.

Bobby McGee' was the song that made the difference for me. Every time I sing it, I still think of Janis.

If the whole country had to have the same conversation that was safe for everybody, it would be a pretty awful place to live. There wouldn't be a conversation.

I'm proud to be a Democrat.