God made beauty so we'd know how He felt about us.

Stand up like a mountain; have faith like a rock; love like an avalanche

Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won't have a title until much later.

Don't let not knowing how it'll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.

God never said He'd eliminate all of the chaos from our lives; He just said He'd bring meaning to it.

Selfless love is always costly; fear can't afford it, pride doesn't understand it and friends never forget it.

No one leads people to Jesus; He leads people to Himself. All the pressure's off; just go love everybody without agenda.

Instead of closing our eyes and bowing our heads, sometimes God wants us to keep our eyes open for people in need, do something about it, and bow our whole lives to Him instead.

We won't be distracted by comparison if we're captivated with purpose.

The way we love people we disagree with is the best evidence of what we really believe.

That's what love does - it pursues blindly, unflinchingly, and without end. When you go after something you love, you'll do anything it takes to get it, even if it costs everything.

The poet's place, it seems to me, is with the Mr. Hydes of human nature.

I actually think every person can make a difference. Every single human being has within the impulse to express more of who they truly are.

If you must eat a banana in public, never make eye contact.

That difficult place to put your finger on about the world - it needs to be illustrated.

The natural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit, and he cannot know them, for they are foolishness unto him.

My greatest fear is not your failure, but your success.

Human speculation is no match for divine revelation.

Human altruism which is not egoism, is sterile.

I have a little gypsy palace here in New York. It's all mirrors, and I have my own garden. It's so secluded - the closest thing to a caravan I could find!

There are two indices of genuine art: it is inimitable and it is ineffable.