To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing from going down on one's knees and thanking him.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

You will live in me always. Your words, your heart, your soul are all part of me. My heart is full of your memories. Thank you for the gift of your life. I will never forget you.

Leaders need to sacrifice "power-over" to get "power-to".

It takes just one wave to capsize a boat, and one more to take it down.

The U.S. has subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military.

Boss up on your emotions before you become a slave to them.

One would always like things to get other performances. With the lack of publishing here it's almost impossible to have an orchestral work done abroad because people simply don't know they are there.

My philosophy is: if you don't bear a cross, you can't wear a crown so you gotta go through some form of humiliation to reach tribulation.

He who gives love, receives love.

Latin guys dance. American guys don't dance. That's a big difference.

Progress through trial and error depends not only on making trials, but on recognizing errors.