Britain, relative to the U.S., is a highly secular society. Philanthropy alone cannot fill the gap left by government cutbacks. And the sources of altruism go deep into our evolutionary past.

Some years ago there was a study to discover the most stressful occupation. It turned out not to be the head of a large business, football manager or prime minister, but rather: bus driver.

In our interconnected world, we must learn to feel enlarged, not threatened, by difference - that is what I have argued.

Make space in your life for the things that matter, for family and friends, love and generosity, fun and joy. Without this, you will burn out in mid-career and wonder where your life went.

No great achiever - even those who made it seem easy - ever succeeded without hard work.

When money rules, we remember the price of things and forget the value of things, and that is dangerous.

I believe faith is not certainty but the courage to live with uncertainty.

Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean.

The supreme religious challenge is to see God’s image in one who is not in our image.

In Judaism faith means wrestling with God as Jacob once wrestled with an angel.

A society in which there are high levels of voluntary activity will simply be a better, happier place than one where there are not.

Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange.Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might, ” he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.

...is not all philosophy but preparation for a serene dying?

A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.

I have to look out for the shareholder’s interests, and I’m the largest shareholder.

I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it.

Henceforth the adequacy of any military establishment will be tested by its ability to preserve the peace.

I rise early because no day is long enough for a day's work.

being able to act intelligently and instinctively in the moment is possible only after a long and rigorous of education and experience

God wants your life. Not one hour a week, not 10% of your income, He wants you.

[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.