The economy is turning around, so that's going to help a little bit.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

If we knew how much God loved us and was for us, we’d talk to Him all day long.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.

Be positive. Stay happy and don't let the negativity of the world get you down.

it is only those who persevere to the end that succeed.

The snapshots had become almost as dim as memories.

Remember the man who truly repents is never satisfied with his own repentance.

To me, innovations are the wheel, fire, language, movable type. There are not 3 million innovations; there are 3 million inventions

We need leaders who can reflect theologically and help develop more robust thinking that understands how context affects our understanding of God, humankind, the fall, and redemption.

Courage, ne'er by sorrow broken! Aid where tears of virtue flow; Faith to keep each promise spoken! Truth alike to friend and foe!

We have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil... The best way to break this addiction is through technology.

Committing yourself to one person is sacred.

Streetcar is the most wonderful, wonderful play.