Pray as you can, not as you can't.

Do not worry at being worried; but accept worry peacefully. Difficult but not impossible.

The New Testament, and to a very large extent the Old, is the soul of man. You cannot criticize it. It criticizes you.

The sound we hear when it snows is the soft song of the white beauty!

All relaxation does is allow the truth to be felt. The mind is cleared, like a dirty window wiped clean, and the magnitude of what we might ordinarily take for granted inspires tears.

Sweetie, I’m not a flowers and chocolates kind of gal, ” she said, leaning into him. “Well, maybe the chocolate.”“I was going to say.”— Krysta and Étienne

Muslims may fall short of Islam but Islam will never fall short of Muslims.

Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of.

There are little pockets of old time in London, where things and places stay the same, like bubble in amber.

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.

If ruling our world stems from developing certainty in our sanity, how do we discover it? The Shambhala teachings instruct us to "put our mind of fearfulness in the cradle of loving-kindnes."

I like the idea of imagining a sound and feeling a sound and then having it come out through your body, through an instrument. That's an important way to make music.

It's true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves - motifs of rebellion.