Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice.

I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night.

I find Jesus my confidant and companion, brother and savior; our relationship is intimate, vulnerable, demanding yet comfortable and reassuring.

By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.

Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body.

Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.

Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.

I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.

However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.

I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.

You know you've reached true success the day you become truly humble. That's the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that you've accomplished something meaningful.

If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations.

Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk.

I had - along with my singing and dancing, I was very happy to be born in the hometown of Dylan Thomas. So the government was financing dramatic groups and amateur dramatics and stuff like that.

Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form.

Robert De Niro... It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.

Strange with women when They find out you love men More than they Never let you kiss them On the mouth again.

They were too God-intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated." They brought an end to such ancient evils as infanticide and gladiatorial contest.

You are not your resume, you are your work.