I know that people can be better than they are. We are capable of bearing a great burden, once we discover that the burden is reality and arrive where reality is.

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate.

If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.

Whoever debases others is debasing himself.

Whose little boy are you?

...all the fears with which I had grown up, and which were now a part of me and controlled my vision of the world, rose up like a wall between the world and me...

A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.

Anyway, I have long had a very definite tendency to tune out the moment I come anywhere near either a pulpit or a soapbox.

If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.

May God grant you the anointing of the Holy Ghost.

My parents lived very long lives. And good lives, too. They're great people, but good lives.

Those who look for reasons to hate miss opportunities to love.

I was extremely aggressive from the start.

Abandon the 'I', because it's a lie.

Not only are the studies themselves often lacking even face value, but they also drain badly needed funds away from patient care needs.

Should I warm the oven and bake you a batch of hero cookies? - Zephyra

I am comforted by the assurance that there will be beautiful music in heaven, and for that I am most grateful.

What you really want to do in investments is figure out what's important and knowable. If it's unimportant or unknowable you forget about it.