We should all without shame enrol in the school of contemplative prayer.

The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.

When we genuinely believe that inner transformation is God's work and not ours, we can put to rest our passion to set others straight.

Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be light-hearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves too seriously. It is a cheerful revolt against self and pride.

Worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience.

Stop trying to impress people with your clothes and impress them with your life.

Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.

Because we lack a divine Center our need for security has led us into an insane attachment to things.

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.

Just as worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.

Never let your mind imprison your achievements by imposing disbelief on you.

If Levi were a dog, he'd be a golden retriever. If he were a game, he'd be a Ping-Pong, incessant and bouncing and light.

Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!

I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.

I am severely distracted these days. It's hard to sit in front of the computer, uploading bad music for hours, when you have a wonderful boyfriend who treats you like a Goddess.

It's just amazing to do something that's part of a pop culture phenomenon.

If we don't manage this resource, we will be left with a diet of jellyfish and plankton stew.

I live in New York and I was only there for 2 weeks all last year.

It's really a lovely feeling to write knowing that failure is taken off the table because if it's bad you just never show it to anyone.

I'm an internationalist. I want to help others, not just kill terrorists.