Still when it comes to finding fault we are fonder of windows than of mirrors.

Faith is not knowledge of what the mystery of the universe is, but the conviction that there is a mystery, and that it is greater than us.

Prayer is less about changing the world than it is about changing ourselves.

It doesn't have to be somber to be sacred.

Clear, crisp, and compelling. . . . Mitzvah Girls is a thoughtful look at the world of Jewish girls who grow up in 21st-century America, but don't really.

One of the things that makes God different from people is that God is always available to listen.

You have to guard the integrity of your soul and what you believe and have a certain amount of faith not only the country but in God that this is part of the mission.

Faith is not knowledge of what the mystery of the universe is but the conviction that there is a mystery and that it is greater than us.

The ultimate freedom from the nonexistent ego is to see that it is actually irrelevant.

If we can no longer believe in heavenly hierarchies, extraterrestrial hierarchies will suffice.

People who have undergone a loss get a fair amount of leeway on their behavior.

The only saving grace of the present is that it's too damned stupid to question the past very closely.

Turning points in human consciousness occur when new energy regimes converge with new communications revolutions, creating new economic eras.

The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already think.

When I write a song, I tap into the emotion and the feeling and then I use the emotion to write the words. It's the opposite when I act. I use the words and tap into the emotion.

The only way to heal is to look at the Cross, to look at God Who takes upon Himself our sins: my sin is there.

To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool.

It gets bigger every time you go over. In China, there was Yao Ming stuff everywhere. I'm just fortunate to have a good-looking face to where they recognize me.