Prayer is - a means of uniting us unto Himself.

The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.

When we genuinely believe that inner transformation is God's work and not ours, we can put to rest our passion to set others straight.

Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be light-hearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves too seriously. It is a cheerful revolt against self and pride.

Worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience.

Stop trying to impress people with your clothes and impress them with your life.

Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.

Because we lack a divine Center our need for security has led us into an insane attachment to things.

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.

Just as worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.

The only thing on Earth you can count on is that there is nothing on Earth you can count on.

The greatest story every(any)one can tell is the story of their life. Just don't let the climax of your story be unrealized dreams.

I’ve worked with freshmen that were easier than this.

I'm avoiding tomorrow, by spending more time in today.

If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet.

We must find out for ourselves that inside us is a god or goddess in embryo that wants to be born so that we can express our divinity.

Fate always wins, for our own heart within us Imperiously furthers its designs.

Cigars should be like onions," she said, unfastening the catch and pushing back the pane. "Either the whole company does, or the whole company does not.

The Long Island Sound is an environmentally unique estuary that needs to be protected.

You've got to write badly. If you write badly at least you've got something to rewrite. If you're scared to write badly, then you've got nothing.