Our time on earth is not well spent by counting rewards before God has given them to us, but rather, by looking for our faults and repenting of them

A mature Christian is a humble Christian

We need to never consider ourselves as having 'arrived'; always trying to learn how we can change to be more like Christ

There is nothing in nature which approximates to the idea of a hospice.

My karma just ran over my dogma.

Trump is a little tone-deaf to the average American. He unveiled his slogan this week: 'Are you better off than you were four wives ago?'

Religion is a major player in the poaching crisis. We've ignored it, we've accorded religion too much respect in this regard, and we've placed devotion above slaughter.

On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.

In speaking, it is best to be clear and say just enough to convey the meaning.

What would a nontoxic god think of your creative goals? Might such a god really exist?

Through wind, and tempest, storm, and rain; The calm shall be buried inside of me; A warm stone, heavy and dry; The root, the source, a weapon against pain

Maybe staying on the surface keeps her from returning to a place where she can't breathe.

Don't sign your name between worlds, surmount the manifold of meanings, trust the tearstain, learn to live.