Memory is a political act. Forgetfulness is the handmaiden of tyranny.

There are times when we stop, we sit still. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper.

Telling our stories is what saves us. The story is enough... The very act of storytelling, of arranging memory and invention according to the structure of narrative is, by definition, holy.

The whole story of human and personal progress is an unmitigated tale of denials today-denials of rest, denials or repose and comfort and ease and pleasure-that tomorrow may be richer.

There are so many flaws, .. I don't think they can be fixed.

Before entering the seminary, I had not encountered the life-changing potential of reading as a source of meaning, as a way of ordering one's inner life, and being rooted in the world.

I am for true world peace and building a beautiful global garden for our children.

In art, vitality is the chaotic initial state; beauty is the cosmic final state.

Learn to distinguish what you can and can't control. Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, desires and the things that repel us. They are directly subject to our influence.

The Christian message is not an exhortation - "try hard to be good." Good advice, but there is no saving gospel in that.

Get out, realize your dream, and go for it

There's a bunch of directors that I really admire, and Australian ones as well. It would be nice to do a film at home.

Nurses are an integral component of the health care system, and it is important that we recognize the over 2.7 million registered nurses for the significant work that they do.

With girls, I don't think right. I had a date with one girl, she had mirrors all over her bedroom. She told me to come over and bring a bottle. I got Windex.

I'm a hip-hop kind of guy, but to be honest with you, I could listen to R&B all day. Give me some slow jams, and I'm a happy person.

If you're anxious to shine in the high aesthetic line as a man of culture rare, you must get up all the germs of the transcendental terms, and plant them everywhere.