To be a witness means to live in such a way that one's life would not make sense if God did not exist.

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.

Do notforget duty. But choose love when you can.

If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed.... In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal.

The needs of the times will teach you what to do.

No one has ever said to me 'go home and make a baby.' I have been told several times to go to Planned Parenthood and make the baby go away. Happy Hannukah.

I speak to the broken halves of all our selves and tell them to embrace, loving the worst in us equally with the best.

I don't know if Jared Leto or Leo [DiCaprio] would ever do Fuller House, but you never know.

Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back.

Humans are the worst control system to put in front of a car.

I'm not a person that's easily embarrassed, but I'm embarrassed for other people.

You can't beat everyone up all the time with the same brush