Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you

To whom much is given, from him much will be required.

For with God nothing will be impossible.

Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions.

The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.' For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.

Physician, heal thyself.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

What is impossible with men is possible with God.

A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

Kindness is as simple as being grateful for the love anyone has shown you, by not destroying them because it isn't on your terms.

You can love everyone, but you can never hurt anyone else without hurting yourself. You will burn yourself for the rest of your life with this fire and agony.

Violence is essentially a confession of ultimate inarticulateness.

The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water, but we also know what it means to see our children to begin to smile again with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.

I never listen to music when I write.

There's always been a lot of information about your activities. Every phone number you dial, every credit-card charge you make. It's long since passed that a typical person doesn't leave footprints.

My Mom always cooked healthy. Greek food lends itself to cooking healthy.

Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.

I asked myself the question, 'What do you want of your life?' and I realized with a start of recognition and terror, 'Exactly what I have - but to be commensurate, to handle it all better.

By the time I get through writing a score, I know the book better than the book writer does, because I've examined every word, and questioned the book writer on every word.