Life does not hurt nearly as much if we have learned to listen to ourselves and to recognize how fully and richly we are trying to tell ourselves the truth.

We not only romanticize the future; we have also made it into a growth industry, a parlor game and a disaster movie all at the same time.

Mercy is a source of life because we breathe our own spirits through it into the lives of others.

The future is religion and commerce, aphrodisiac and Benzedrine, a mother of mysterious comfort and a mistress of familiar ravishments ever on the verge of embracing or destroying us.

The moment an individual can accept and forgive him or herself, even a little, is the moment in which he or she becomes to some degree lovable.

The real test of friendship is can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?

Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple.

There are times when silence is the most sacred of responses.

Is childhood ever long enough, or a happy time, or even a beautiful summer day? All of these carry the seeds of the same fierce mystery that we call death.

The moment an individual can accept and forgive himself even a little is the moment in which he becomes to some degree lovable.

The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?

Understand that success is not an accident, but a planned event.

The pope has been called many things, historic figure, spiritual leader, moral force. But a growing chorus of voices has begun to refer to him as John Paul II the Great, in other words, as a saint.

I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.

With my busy schedule, my friends consist of my immediate family and the people I work with!

I take my craft very seriously.

I think The Sunset Tree is really the album on which I really learned to trust other musicians, which is so important.

When my faith is getting weak And I feel like giving in You breathe into me again.

Watching something being constructed, whether you're passing a building site or whether you're watching an artist at work, is fascinating, and I think that's the enjoyment.

I'm not dissatisfied with my place in it rock 'n' roll.

I want you to remember something for me. My name is Robbie Williams. I'm a singer, a songwriter, and a born entertainer.