I had escaped the snare of certitude that I welcomed so avidly at first and entered, via the name of Jesus, the wide and comprehensive company of Jesus.

Parables release the adrenaline of urgency into our bloodstream.

We learn the language of prayer by immersing ourselves in the language that God uses to reveal Himself to us.

Apart from childhood and crisis, prayers have a way of being abstracted from the homely and distinctive details that are part and parcel of our ordinary and daily life.

God uses language to create and command us.

Language consists in equal parts of speaking and silence.

Self-justification is a verbal defense for restoring the appearance of righteousness without doing anything about the substance.

The temptations that use the raw material of good for evil can continue unrecognized for a long time without awareness.

When it comes to doing something about what is wrong in the world, Jesus is best known for his fondness for the minute, the invisible, the quiet, the slow – yeast, salt, seeds, light. And manure.

Money and machines anesthetize neediness. They put us in charge, in control. As long as the money holds out and the machines are in good repair, we don't need to pray.

The end is where we start from. T.S. Eliot

sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

I spend a good portion of my dinner-party conversation defending America because no matter what the political agenda, it's still a fantastic, amazing place.

Each of us was born to fulfill a divine purpose. As we open our hearts and minds to a new way of being, the purpose of our lives unfolds organically.

Awww," Minho said. "That's almost as sweet as that time she slammed the end of a spear into your shuck face.

I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.

Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed

The confessions don't speak with one voice. They are more like a cluster of closely-related but distinct voices - a kind of choir, if you like.

I love playing darker roles, or roles with meat. I feel very comfortable in that environment. I don't know why. I don't know what that says about me. I really enjoy doing complicated characters.

When people tell me I am better than I think I am I feel good about myself.

The Russian famous actors involved [into The Darkest Hour], they are very creative and they will create sympathetic characters.