The rose has no 'Why?' It flowers because it flowers.

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.

A winner is not someone who wins. It's someone who tries and isn't afraid to lose.

The days draw out, the weather gets warmer, and it's what we call summer, with a bitter laugh when we've said it.

We may our ends by our beginnings know.

I try to, in my own fallible way, speak the truth.

You can write anytime people will leave you alone and not interrupt you.

I try to put the same spirit into that that I put into any other music endeavor I'm involved in.

If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.

A man without makeup is like a cake without icing.

Never think negatively, for the negative thinker does a very dangerous thing. He pumps out negative thoughts into the world around him and thus activates the world negatively.

Josh Freeman will be an MVP candidate.