People do not see that the main question is not : "Am I loved?" which is to a large extent the question : "Am I approved of? Am I protected? Am I admired?" The main question is: "Can I love?

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'

Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.

It takes a moment to tell someone you love them, but it takes a lifetime to prove it.

Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.

The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every neurosis.

To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.

I take a cooking class everywhere I travel. I find it's the best way to get to know a culture.

The passionate heart of the poet is whirled into folly and vice.

True felicity consists of its own consciousness.

Extremely disappointed that corruption may have reached such a level in Mexico.

Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.

George Kimble said, 'The only thing dark about Africa is our ignorance of it.' So let's start shedding light on this amazing eclectic continent that has so much to offer.

People like Elizabeth Dole have given too much power to the special interests.

The life of Jesus Christ is a message of hope, a message of mercy, a message of life in a dark world.

My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged.

There’s a bunch of different crunches that affect the abs … my favorite is Nestle.