Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.

Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world—everything is hidden in you.

The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.

We shall awaken from our dullness and rise vigorously toward justice. If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond to its endangerment with passion.

Even in a world that's being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.

Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.

The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.

Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.

Be not lax in celebrating. Be not lazy in the festive service of God. Be ablaze with enthusiasm. Let us be an alive, burning offering before the altar of God.

A human being is a vessel that God has built for himself and filled with his inspiration so that his works are perfected in it.

Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of Divinity.

A man’s weakness is his family and a woman’s is her child

The job of the director is to suggest two plus two. Let the viewer say four.

Football fanaticism and high intellect seldom go together.

In the theatre you can change things ever so slightly; it's an organic thing. Whereas in film you only have that chance on the day, and you have no control over it at all.

Bent metal is worse than bent wood and weight for weight is more flexible.

If you bet on individuals, instead of the people, you are going to fail.

To be fired for my faith would be a greater honor than to be fired because we didn't win enough games.

Before we can build the world we want to live in, we have to imagine it.

what is the worst pain? To me, it's always the pain that is present.

There are no limits to your understanding, only those that are due to trying to understand with the mind.