That which is aware of sadness is not sad. That which is aware of fear is not fearful. The moment I am lost in thought, however, I'm as confused as anyone else.

The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.

Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.

A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings.

We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That's it. Conversation and violence. And faith is a conversation stopper.

How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives.

You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.

How can we be “free” as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not intend and of which we are entirely unaware? We can’t.

You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know.

Jesus Christ—who, as it turns out, was born of a virgin, cheated death, and rose bodily into the heavens—can now be eaten in the form of a cracker

The position of the Muslim community in the face of all provocations seems to be: Islam is a religion of peace, and if you say that it isn't, we will kill you.

Great songs don't grow on trees, yet lots of songs have been written on great trees

Life is greatest sacred existence

The wild, cruel beast is not behind the bars of the cage. He is in front of it.

Great loves have legs and wings. They are substantial. They do not dissapate so easily... Great loves have staying power. Or so I told myself.

If I am identified with my relationship, with my house, or with my money, I am doomed to suffer.

There are 9 rejected ideas for every idea that works.

If you work on your creativity, you deepen your spirituality. And if you work on your spirituality, you deepen your creativity.

Depressions and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market but by government interference in the economy.

It's a dream for all writers to write for Broadway.

Joining a company is an act that calls for absolute loyalty in big matters and little ones.