There’s something tightly woven throughout the fabric of our humanity that runs entirely opposite to the baser instinct of looking out for our own good.

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

Perspective is an incredibly powerful tool. It tempers how we receive information, and guides what we choose do with it.

Don't instantly throw yourself into external demands.

I'm not the beautiful one.

I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist.

The evolution of a highly destined society must be moral; it must run in the grooves of the celestial wheels.

False beliefs can be every bit as consoling as true ones, right up until the moment of disillusionment.

Once you feel like you're being dictated by other people's expectations, it usually backfires.

I used to believe that we could change the media. I was as naive as anybody.

Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative." "Which is?" "Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?

If everyone has to be a watchdog in order to make government work, then the foxes will also volunteer to serve.