The Rose which here on earth is now perceived by me, has blossomed thus in god from all eternity.

I am like God and God like me. I am as large as God. He is as small as I. He cannot above me nor I beneath him be.

Paradise is at your own center; unless you find it there, there is no way to enter.

If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally.

By the will art thou lost, by the will art thou found, by the will art thou free, captive, and bound.

The rose is without 'why'; it blooms simply because it blooms. It pays no attention to itself, nor does it ask whether anyone sees it.

A monk asks:Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of nature?The master answers:Yes, your awareness of the wonders of nature.

Do not seek God in outer space-- Your heart is the only place in which to meet Him face to face.

God does not care what good you did, but why you did it. He does not grade the fruit but probes the core and tests the root.

If in your heart you make a manger for his birth then God will once again become a child on earth.

Love is difficult, because loving is not enough: We must, like God, ourselves be Love.

Discouraging words...discourage dreams, Encouraging words...sprout dreams, Parents plant the seeds!

we're just paper on a shelf, in the end

I think most artists would agree, it's one thing to be playing in front of a crowd that's loving it, it's another thing to add cameras, but it's a really cool trade off to be on television.

We've learned that we've allowed technological capabilities to dictate policies and practices, rather than ensuring that our laws and values guide our technological capabilities.

There's no telling what the score will be if this one goes in

Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake, And if that is not too easy, We will pardon Thy Mistake. But, gracious Lord, whate'er shall be, Don't let anyone bomb me.

Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.

You went up a girl and came down a woman.

I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things.

Church attendance may be dipping, but God can survive the Internet age. After all, He knows a thing or two about resurrection.