The virgin birth has never been a major stumbling block in my struggle with Christianity; it's far less mind boggling than the Power of all Creation stooping so low as to become one of us.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

Read something no one is reading, think something no one is thinking, and do something no one is doing.

We often see a temper of the times connection, and it's just like a fairy tale. It's not true.

If you ever got me, you wouldn't have a clue what to do with me.

The more equally attractive two alternatives seem, the harder it can be to choose between them - no matter that, to the same degree, the choice can only matter less.

Follow your own weird.

Successful weight loss takes programming, not willpower.

People turn to violence, because they have no other avenue left.

It's weird to have leisure - to have time off. I'm not used to it.

Focus on how the end-user customers perceive the impact of your innovation - rather than on how you, the innovators, perceive it.

Jaguars, afterall, were fairly common, and so people were more respectful than afraid of them, just as they were of any other natural force.