Living in a world such as this is like dancing on a live volcano.

Since living is believing, no one can be completely lacking in faith.

No one should ever despair because the entrance to his or her chosen career path is clogged. There is an ancient saying: "The persistent drip wears through stone.

Amida's unimpeded light is the sun of wisdom that destroys the mind of darkness.(Preface in Teaching, Practice, Faith, Enlightenment)

What each of us believes in is up to us, but life is impossible without believing in something.

Bliss and suffering, it seems, always go hand in hand.

Many Buddhist temple priests regard their parishioners as possessions and fear their departure as a diminishing of assets.

How wonderful it would be if people did all they could for one other without seeking anything in return! One should never remember a kindness done, and never forget a kindness received.

Absent a sense of the preciousness of one's own life, why respect the life of anyone else?

Greed kills us all.

Everyone makes mistakes. Whether we put our mistakes to use depends on how deeply we reflect on our actions. It is desirable to reflect until the tears come. - On Self-Reflection -

We all romanticize the people we adore.

In times of adversity and affliction, may you wait for the Lord to rescue and deliver you.

We've grown accustomed to living smaller and more simply.

A true writer cuts their heart open and bleeds all over the page...

Successful minds work like a gimlet - to a single point.

Above all Vietnam was a war that asked everything of a few and nothing of most in America.

I've got to be honest and say that, growing up, I wasn't a big sports guy, but I love the camaraderie. I just love people getting together, fighting for a team and getting super-emotional about it.

Domestic violence and sexual assault go hand in hand.

Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all.

'Doctor Who' belongs to all of us. Everybody makes 'Doctor Who.'