God has written us a book, and now we have the opportunity to respond with our words and actions.

There is a season for everything under the sun—even when we can’t see the sun.

Inner stillness is the key to outer strength.

Strength is gathered on the journey, not granted at the outset.

What good is faith if it causes pain for another? What good is religion if it does no good? What good is any belief that leads to hate?

Prayer is meant to happen everywhere. After all, Daniel prayed in the lion’s den. Jonah prayed in a fish’s stomach. Elijah prayed in the desert. And Jesus prayed on the cross.

Somewhere, somehow, at some unknown intersection between prayer and work, God indwells our humble offering—God indwells us—and turns human actions into spiritual awakenings.

Prayer is the main dish. Everything else is gravy.

You have to be near Him to hear Him.

It’s easier to be close to God during prayer time when you’re close to God all the time.

There comes a point where you need to lose your religion in order to restore your relationship.

Life is for living not achieving.

My center is giving way my right is in retreat: situation excellent. I am attacking.

In the mean time I worship God, laying every wrong action under an interdict which I endeavour to respect, and I loathe the wicked without doing them any injury.

Bert's wallet is like an onion. Any time he opens it, he starts crying.

How quickly a truly benevolent act is repaid by the consciousness of having done it!

I grew up with a mother who, every time she saw something, would say, I'm going to look that up. And I've become that person - I've become the reference-book person.

I do have a stylist who helps me shop, because I don't have time to shop.

I had wanted to make a film about World War II for some time, but I didn't really want to do something that was set in the trenches, so to speak.

Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self.

But really, where leadership is born and where leadership is really bred is.