To be a strong and empathetic person always requires us to trust that God will send angels to the people's heart we tried to reach, but couldn't.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names.

There is a whole lot more to life than winning.

Find your truth and make your existence real as you choose it. Your creation is your own greatest gift. (Neings of Light via Joules)

...and in fact I've noticed that faith always seems to be less in the daytime

At a show, I'll look out from the stage and see a woman with a pearl necklace next to a guy in a Grateful Dead T-shirt next to a young kid with his mom. It's fun to see them all together.

Dirk was, for one of the few times in a life of exuberantly prolific loquacity, wordless.

Those who admire modern civilization usually identify it with the steam engine and the electric telegraph.

We are connected with our own age if we recognize ourselves in relation to outside events; and we have grasped its spirit when we influence the future.

Online dating is cool but I think Myspace and Facebook is a little bit off key.

In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen - the most complete - is SCHOLES