You hear as many things as you would imagine. I hear voices of people I loved once. I hear moments that took place. I hear silences.

The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.

We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old.

Pay attention to the things that bring a tear to your eye or a lump in your throat because they are signs that the holy is drawing near.

Pay mind to your own life, your own health, and wholeness. A bleeding heart is of no help to anyone if it bleeds to death.

In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints.

The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.

The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are.

The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.

You don't manifest dreams without taking chances.

Animals are inspirational. They don’t know how to lie. They are natural forces.

Fruits are snacks, which are rich in vitamins, and can be eaten the whole day.

If someone says it's art, it's art.

It is never too late to be who you want to be.

The truly frightening flaw in humanity is our capacity for cruelty - we all have it.

Don't think about what you want, think about what the world needs, and strive to fill that gap. Success is a game of inches.

I believe the public schools are the greatest cultural influence in this country.

Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.

What gives life its value if not its constant cry for self-transcendence?