You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.

Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love brought together under one roof.

It's important how we feel in our homes, because feeling good makes us more gracious. And that makes it easier to welcome others not only into our homes but into our lives.

Your home should tell the story of who you are.

I always want objects in my home that have a connection to me or something I've loved. It's still stuff, but it's stuff that has meaning.

In a minimal interior, what you don't do is as important as what you do.

Everywhere your eye travels in your home, it should land on something that resonates with you.

If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space.

In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.

Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.

Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.

Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.

Energy cogeneration on Capitol Hill makes economic and environmental sense and should be pursued for those reasons.

There is only a single step between impurity and purity.

I truly don't believe in regret.

I write about the things I feel strongly about.

You are either a Christian or you are not a Christian; you cannot be partly a Christian. You are either "dead" or "alive"; you are either "born" or "not born".

Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen

In the career world we are downsizing. That means the one person that will keep their job will do three or four jobs for the same amount of money. You have to be that way these days.

Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.

After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were not permitted to - read, were given sermons by the few who could.