Man is never alone. Acknowledged or unacknowledged, that which dreams through him is always there to support him from within.

Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.

We have a mighty task before us. The earth needs our assistance.

Life is its own journey, presupposes its own change and movement, and one tries to arrest them at one's eternal peril.

The mystery of creation was always between two, in an awareness that there was always both a 'thou'and and 'I'.

Of all man's inborn dispositions there is none more heroic than the love in him. Everything else accepts defeat and dies, but love will fight no-love every inch of the way.

Creativity and love come from the same source.

You cannot take the life of your times further than you have taken yourself.

Organized religion is making Christianity political rather than making politics Christian.

There is a way in which the collective knowledge of mankind expresses itself, for the finite individual, through mere daily living . . . a way in which life itself is sheer knowing.

[The] Japanese were a people in a profound, inverse, reverse, or if I preferred it, even perverse sense, more in love with death than living.

Leaders find something to die for, not something to live on. If you haven't found something to die for yet, you can't lead.

Nothing is so powerful as love and simple kindness.

You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don't step on my blue suede shoes.

They say I need to be seasoned; they say I need to be stewed. They say, 'We need to boil all the hope out of him -- like us -- and then he'll be ready.'

It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.

I was quite a weird kid because I didn't like getting presents. I don't know why. I just went for books all the time.

I like pencil skirts because they hug me in all the right places.

Sisterhood - that is, primary and bonding love from women - is, like motherhood, a capacity, not a destiny. It must be chosen, exercised by acts of will.

I firmly believe in marriage. It's a real important decision that takes a lot of dedication and time. If you're thinking about divorce. You shouldn't get married.

Getting the first win is very important. I think that takes a lot of pressure off going forward.