I have accepted that I don't know all the things that I ought to know, but I do know things that I need to know.

Once your baby tree is in the ground, check it daily, because the first three years are critical. Remember that you are your tree's only friend in a hostile world.

My mother taught me that reading is a kind of work, and that every paragraph merits exertion, and in this way, I learned how to absorb difficult books.

People don't know to make a leaf, but they know how to destroy one.

Love and learning are similar in that they can never be wasted.

I wonder who else in the world was having such an exquisite dawn.

Being paid to wonder seems like a heavy responsibility at times.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

You must be a servant if you want to be great in life

From the moment a creature becomes aware of God as God and of itself as self, the terrible alternative of choosing God or self for the centre is opened to it.

The Bible without the Holy Spirit is a sundial by moonlight.

For me, exercise is more mental than physical. I crave it for my sanity. Not just the endorphins, but my energy, confidence, and relaxation are all motivated by it.

Frugality is the mother of all virtues.

The time when you need to do something is when people are saying it can't be done.

You don't come to see a Greek play and not want blood and gore and depth of feeling from your boots up.

Billie Jean was a negative dance song, and that was one of the best dance songs ever.

I sing the body electric.