The lust for affluence in contemporary society has become psychotic; it has completely lost touch with reality.

The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.

When we genuinely believe that inner transformation is God's work and not ours, we can put to rest our passion to set others straight.

Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be light-hearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves too seriously. It is a cheerful revolt against self and pride.

Worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience.

Stop trying to impress people with your clothes and impress them with your life.

Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.

Because we lack a divine Center our need for security has led us into an insane attachment to things.

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.

Just as worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.

Saying I love you isn't hard, but meaning it is.” he kisses me softly, moaning against my lips. “Loving you is the easiest thing to do on this earth, Trinity Parker.

Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

No terror state poses a greater or more immediate threat to the security of our people and the stability of the world than the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

One is not a great one because one defeats or harms other living beings. One is so called because one refrains from defeating or harming other living beings.

I feel young every day.

The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life.

Trees in winter lose their leaves. Some trees may even fall during storms, but most stand patiently and bear their fortune.

To practice Aikido fully you must calm the spirit and go back to the origin.

It's better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point.