When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.

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.

Ego is like a street urchin, born of fear and wanting and left to its own devices....

In fact most of what we call anxiety is overconcern about what someone thinks of you.

the independence of the artist is one of the great safeguards of the freedom of the human spirit.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

There's music in everything, even defeat

Suffering is part of the divine idea.

Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world.

Is there anything more dangerous to the cause of liberty than a politician fixated on re-election?

I did not understand the differences between Catholic and Protestant until I was an adult.

I think it's a tragedy that our schools don't teach kids about money. I think it's a tragedy that it has to come to an emergency before we evolve.