Of course love is never earned. It is a grace we give one another. Anything we need to earn is only approval.

If we fear loss enough, in the end the things we possess will come to possess us.

Facts bring us to knowledge, but stories lead to wisdom.

Belief traps or frees us.

Most of the things that give life its depth, meaning, and value are impervious to science.

Medicine is as close to love as it is to science, and its relationships matter even at the edge of life itself.

Inner peace is more a question of cultivating perspective, meaning, and wisdom even as life touches you with its pain.

We burn out not because we don't care but because we don't grieve. We burn out because we have allowed our hearts to become so filled with loss that we have no room left to care.

The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest.

As fleeting emotions stalk it, a face can leak fear or the guilt of a forming lie.

Give every man thine ear but few thy voice Take each man's censure but reserve thy judgment.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Openly questioning the way the world works and challenging the power of the powerful is not an activity customarily rewarded.

There are enough high hurdles to climb, as one travels through life, without having to scale artificial barriers created by law or silly regulations.

Confidence is the feeling we have before knowing all the facts

Remember when you were considered an environmentalist when you didn't throw junk out the car window? I sure do miss that simpler, happier time.

It is the same life that emerges in joy through the dust of the earth into numberless waves of flower.

You've always been my best friend, my soul mate, and now I've fallen in love with you too. Why is that such a crime?