My life is too valuable to remain shielded and protected behind the coziness and comfort of security.

Bravery is an amazing and aggressive teacher. Its gives me the energy to dive into life, recover from disappointment, and mentally escape whatever locked door holds me in.

Suffering reminds us of our brokenness, our humanity. It disarms us of our self-absorption and magnifies our need for one another.

Suffering has a noble purpose.

Those who suffer suffer because hurt people hurt people, and busy people let it happen. So am I going to be busy or am I going to be brave?

When the statistics have a face, poverty becomes personal.

While many of us give to the hungry orphan, we have forgotten to love her.

It is about doing the most good with the only two hands I can control.

The road less traveled continues to beckon me onward, towards a journey of transformation and engagement.

No matter how unfamiliar my world becomes, I can always find my way home when I dance.

Anyone ever teach you to run away from danger ” “Don’t be stupid Ellis.” I open the door. “That’s where all the fun is.

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

I dream of a true husband—a good man, not a brute, nor a champion of men on the battlefield; I dream but of a gentle man, one who neither speaks too loud nor ignores evil.

... and it is probably that there is some secret here which remains to be discovered.

The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud, Robert Oppenheimer and others - were natives of Europe and America.

To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.

Let's make New York the safest state in America - that must be our goal. Let's achieve it together.

As a writer, I write to see. If I knew how it would end, I wouldn't write. It's a process of discovery.

I'd like to play live, but the thing I do now with my synthesizers, almost everything is vocoder-driven.

Romance makes a radiant sunrise out of every moment.