Love can't be pinned down by a definition, and it certainly can't be proved, any more than anything else important in life can be proved.

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.

We can allow ourselves to pass through the darkest valley without losing our light. One candle can lit millions of other candles, which are willing to receive the light.

Know then thyself presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man.

Now, when we face a problem like global warming, and you understand that the biggest impacts on global warming come from business and industry, I think business needs to take a leading role.

If it entertains you, cool - read it, listen to it, watch it. But if it horrifies or disgusts you or scares you, then don't listen to it.

All too much of the man-made is ugly, inefficient, depressing chaos.

You can fight against people, and fight to the death, but ... can't control the world.

I saw a startling sight today, a politician with his hands in his own pockets.

For cultural invasion to succeed, it is essential that those invaded become convinced of their intrinsic inferiority.

Authority. The antithesis of science.

You can never get rich, or start the creative power into action, by sending out unformed longings and vague desires.