What is there in this big wide world for a man to talk about with certainty besides his homeland, home and family?

A grandmother’s love is selfless all the way to the bones.

...the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.

Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.

...Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.

A man has a hard time feeling fulfilled when he lives a life that does not serve a purpose that is more than himself.

The basis of love that most people share is the intimacy they developed with their partners, the intensity of their attraction, or the similarity of their thought patterns.

What is the purpose of wealth if it cannot serve an ideal that enhances humanity and betters the lives of the people, even if that means those we have never met before in our lives?

A good relationship with our children is the ultimate comfort we have while dying.

We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.

With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.

I write to escape. I haven't managed it yet, but I'm working on it

God is the builder of life.

God didn't design anyone to be recognized by 2 billion people.

I know that if I say something that's considered outrageous, a group will take it, create an email blast, and use me to raise money or to do whatever, to build their profile.

I feel vulnerable on mountains. It's an uncontrolled, raw environment. It's very - it's truly humbling.

If you can't trust the Bible's history, how can you trust its morality?

I had long since given up trying to extract from a woman as it were the square root of her unknown quantity, the mystery of which a mere introduction was generally enough to dispel.

Happiness is not to be sought in solitude or in busy centers. It is in the Self.

I have a huge passion for animals and while retirement is a long way off, when I do I would love to do something with animals.

There’s really so much more to me than that.