Most of what matters in your life takes place in your absence.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

What is courage without fear?

Shower the darkness with loveand watch light illuminate.

He's gone now. He did something terrible, but...he did good things, too. And he kept us well. And it's all right if you are sad.

All good things remain forever for it is God's plan for all eternity! Alleluia! Amen!

You can't dwell on what happened. You can't live even a moment stewing in bitterness.

I haven't accepted anyone telling me what is or isn't possible and have just kept moving along toward my goals.

If you want to be at peace, you have to be clear about your intetion and - moment by moment - in alignment with your intention

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It is not so much true that the world loves a lover as that the lover loves all the world.

Everybody wants to be winners - you have to trust that God has a greater plan for this even when you can't see it.