True piety lies rather in the power to contemplate the universe with a quiet mind.

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.

Nothing can be created out of nothing.

The water hollows out the stone, not by force but drop by drop.

Too often in time past, religion has brought forth criminal and shameful actions... How many evils has religion caused?

No matter how difficult a task may look.. Persistence and steady action will get you through

What came from the earth returns back to the earth, and the spirit that was sent from heaven, again carried back, is received into the temple of heaven.

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling.

Only religion can lead to such evil.

For fools admire and love those things they see hidden in verses turned all upside down, and take for truth what sweetly strokes the ears and comes with sound of phrases fine imbued.

You can use your experience and success in your organisation to start your own business

The model of a composer.

Everything he's done is clean as a whistle. He's never not only broken any law, he's never done anything wrong.

The Harley's got a little too much torque when it comes to jumping.

Songs are like myths. Myths are useful because they allow you to cast yourself and your life and your own experience. And for some people, 'Fire and Rain' speaks to them in that way.

I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but have the anonymity of Ringo Starr. I didn't want to be a frontman; I just wanted to be back there and still be a rock and roll star at the same time.

Obama shows no sign of easing up on negativity.

Consider an enemy may become a friend.

The trouble with radicals is that they only read radical literature, and the trouble with conservatives is that they don't read anything

In a smaller church your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a larger church your preaching sets up your pastoring.