Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

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.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

In art we are once again able to do all the things we have forgotten; we are able to walk on water; we speak to the angels who call us; we move, unfettered, among the stars.

The two of them became an instant couple. Very Romeo and Juliet without the wonky families and tragic double-suicide thing.

Knowledge is not gained, it is there all the time. It is the "veils" which have to be dissolved in the mind.

Pure, intense emotions. It's not about design. It's about feelings.

I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.

Love is like air we can't see it but feel it.

Most bands have a two-year success rate. By the third year, it's sort of over. Here we are in Poison still together 26 years later.

I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

It is He who manifests as both matter and consciousness. There is no place where God is not. In every atom, in every living being He alone is present.

While eating your appetizer, don't be concerned with dessert.