Self-defense is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself.

There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.

Prayer is not flight, prayer is power. Prayer does not deliver a man from some terrible situation; prayer enables a man to face and to master the situation.

Prayer is not a way of making use of God; prayer is a way of offering ourselves to God in order that He should be able to make use of us.

Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.

There is no joy in the world like the joy of bringing one soul to Christ.

The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist on going their own way.

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

If we find ourselves becoming critical of other people we should stop examining them, and start examining ourselves.

Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.

In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can.

...he felt God the same way arthritic monks felt rain coming in their joints. He felt only a hint of him.

Look at you… You’re perfect.""Not… perfect.""Perfect to me…

We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.

I want to paint the way a bird sings.

It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived.

I usually go to bed early to read. I read and I always say that I'm not a "bohemian artist;" I need to read for one or two hours in the evening, and the quiet, so I don't hang out a lot.

History will surely judge us harshly if we do not respond with all the energy and resources that we can bring to bear in the fight against HIV/AIDS

Each problem has a positive side.

I'm sorry." About what?" He shrugged, made uncomfortable by the question."I'm not sure. It's a Canadian thing.