History belongs to the intercessors

History belongs to the intercessors - those who believe and pray the future into being.

Evil can be opposed without being mirrored. Oppressors can be resisted without being emulated. Enemies can be neutralized without being destroyed.

Prayer infuses the air of a time yet to be into the suffocating atmosphere of the present.

The greatest obstacle is simply this: the belief that we cannot change because we are dependent on what is wrong. That is the addict's excuse.

Killing Jesus was like trying to destroy a dandelion seed-head by blowing on it

To worship is to remember Who owns the house.

The 'peace' the gospel brings is never the absence of conflict, but an ineffable divine reassurance within the heart of conflict; a peace that surpasses understanding.

never adopt a strategy that you would not want your opponents to use against you

Faith requires at times marching into the waters before they part.

The gospel, then, is not a message about the salvation of individuals from the world, but news about a world transfigured, right down to its basic structures.

Creativity is nothing but an intelligent imitation.

Success shouldn't be revenge or a way to overwhelm the naysayers. If that is your reason, you are far from being content.

You know I think that going into therapy is a very positive thing, and talking about it is really helpful, because the more you talk the more your fears fade, because you get it out.

No mommy's kisses and no daddy's smile. Nobody wants me, I'm nobody's child.

The way you scale that is you create notes for every meeting and send it to the entire company.

Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about error: the delusion will be no greater.

Who were you before you put yourself last.

I love Neil Finn. I've loved everything he's done since Split Enz.

We artists give daily thanks for the miracle of our planet and for the inclination and the capability to honour it.