God’s love is God’s attention.

Writing and prayer are both a form of love, and love takes courage.

Jesus said, “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.

It occurred to me that when I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awareness, I open myself and wait.

Putting words onto paper—when it is done as an honest act of search or connection, rather than as an act of manipulation, performance, self-aggrandizement or self-protection—is a holy act.

Diversity of opinions is not what is stopping people from living together in harmony. Stupidity isز

I wish I were more musically gifted, more intuitive in playing instruments.

The expectation level is high at the University of Alabama and it should be. What's wrong with people expecting excellence?

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

As you can see, even when [Adolf] Hitler desires to speak for peace, he cannot dispense with threats. This is symptomatic.

There is no reason to believe that there is one law for families and another for nations.

With dedication towards a destination and some perspiration one gets their heartfelt realization.

I want to be remembered as somebody that tried to respect her integrity as an artist and as a person. And I don't want to be in any box. I don't want to be one thing.

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves.