When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony.

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.

God will never delay His promise.You have delayed Him.

Your personal integrity, defined as being honest and having strong moral principles, communicates whether (or not) you can be trusted.

The hard left is a very small section of the British population and I myself am not hard left. I am a traditional Labour left-winger.

My fathers peripatetic career also gave me critical perspective when it came to my own career choices.

I know what happens every time I get in front of a UK crowd - they just go nuts and they are so nice and excited and crazy and they won't sit down.

When feeling sad, dream on! When feeling happy, dream on! You shall survive by means of your dreams!

A man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who have risen far above him.

He changed more times than a baby in a beer-drinking contest.

Israel demonstrated real hooliganism during the course of the recent operation, which I demanded.

So, I am independently well-off and don't have to do anything, but I still do. I write books, lecture around the world, work with scientists and governments.