It's to try to spread the Word of God - the true meaning of Christmas. And that is more important than anything else.

I always feel that there are two powers in the universe. There is good and there is evil and it depends what side you listen to and which path you decide to follow.

A violinist fiddled.With strings resined for winter.Summer's light splintered.

And now it was official: I loved REI more than I loved the people behind Snapple lemonade.

In daylight and up close, he was merciless, all smiles and freckles, the brightest, boldest flame a moth could wish for.

...being able to wait without purpose in the state of highest tension...without continually asking yourself: Shall I be able to manage it? Wait patiently, as see what comes - and how it comes!

A 15-minute gap in your day is plenty of time to write and read, but not if you check your email first.

The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable.

I'm not going to take a show unless I'm not sure I can do it. You have to have that sort of adrenaline.

Nonviolence is impossible without humility.

Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have that complication.

I want to spend 100 percent of my time focused on what I think I can make the biggest difference on as the governor of California.