The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.

How do you judge the brightness of a light when you’re the source? A spotlight can never see the shadows it casts.

We'll never be ready. So I guess that means we're as ready as we'll ever be.

Whether consciousness is implanted in us by something divine, or whether it is created by the efforts of our brains, the end result is the same. We are.

Respect doesn't come without a little resentment.

Griping is for those without a plan of action...

He wished he could relieve himself of his doubts and guilts half as easily.

So I took the bright red stick and at the center of the nation's hoop I thrust it in the earth.

Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes.

The number one ranked team is playing the number 10 ranked team. That's the reality.

Each time you meditate, you create a stronger connection with the world of inner light and happiness that exists within you.

If you have an idea of what you want to do in your future, you must go at it with almost monastic obsession. [...] You have to go at it single-mindedly and let nothing get in your way.

Songwriting is like going to church. I'm connecting to something, and it's rewarding in really important ways. I don't need to share it with anyone to feel good about it.

Our justification hinges on a risen life, present in us now because Christ is present with us now.

... all comparisons injure.

One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.