..,No love cannot leave where there is no trust..,~cupid and psyche..,"Greek mythology of Edith Hamilton

Love cannot live where there is no trust.

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful ... was a mark of the Greek spirit.

The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.

Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom.

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is educated.

It is not hard work that is dreary; it is superficial work.

Uncertainty is the prerequisite to gaining knowledge and frequently the result as well.

Words matter. Without words you can't have stories and without stories we would never have heard of the Greatcoats.

Somewhere, somehow, at some unknown intersection between prayer and work, God indwells our humble offering—God indwells us—and turns human actions into spiritual awakenings.

Let's make sure we're doing what we can in our own backyard to gain our energy independence and to create American jobs with American energy.

I happen to believe that we should move to a Medicare-for-all single-payer system, similar to what other countries around the world have.

Warm air holds more water vapor than cold, and so the atmosphere is about 4% wetter than it was 40 years ago. This loads the dice for flood and drought, and we're seeing both in stunning abundance.

It seems, though, that historically we have now reached a position in which Jews cannot legitimately be understood always and only as presumptive victims.

I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.

Many scammers are only using personal checks for payment because they can take the money and run.

The desire to be part of something greater and to occupy life more fully, is also a desire to touch and be touched by the living imagination that sustains each soul and all of life.

To make a kung fu film is like a dream come true, because I'm a big fan of kung fu movies and I'm learning kung fu for a long time.