The central message of the Bible is about God redeeming a humanity that is in trouble and suffering.

Darius was clearly of the opinion That the air is also man's dominion, And that, with paddle or fins or pinion, We soon or late Shall navigate The azure, as now we sail the sea.

Our tendency is to be strong, self-sufficient, and dependent on our own willpower, but rather than try harder, we should reach out to the God who is all-powerful.

With years a richer life begins, the spirit mellow: ripe age gives tones to violins, wine, and good fellows.

Life is simply better when we are with others, and worse when we are isolated. God designed us to be connected, and life breaks down when we are not.

Men are polished, through act and speech, Each by each, As pebbles are smoothed on the rolling beach.

The best people in the world aren't those who never fail - but those who fail and learn something from it. I hope that your goal in life isn't to slide safely into death not having screwed up much.

I'm not looking for starters, I'm looking for finishers.

Though your experience may indicate that God has forgotten you or has left you alone, He is on your side. He is the God of grace, and He is actively working on your behalf.

The birds can fly, An' why can't I?

Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies.

In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself.

Personally, my interests are ancient history and ancient civilizations. In my own life, I'd like to go to places like Easter Island.

In the daytime, you act the way you should act because that is what people pay you for, or want from you.

Life is messy, and it's okay if you are too! We all screw up, that doesn't have to define us.

How do you tell a child that she was born to be hurt?

There are very few things I would love to do other than a life of writing, and I think being a singer-songwriter and being an anthropologist are the two other things I can imagine doing.

As human beings, the closest we can get to truth is through story.

(Home is) a place we carry inside ourselves, a place where we welcome the unfamiliar because we know that as time passes it will become the very bedrock of our being.

Man exists only insofar as he is separated from his surroundings. The cranium is a space-traveler's helmet. Stay inside or you perish.

Similar thing until today, with digital cameras you look after something like that as robust as they can be.