Shun, as you would the plague, a cleric who from being poor has become wealthy, or who, from being nobody has become a celebrity.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

every day a million miracles begin at sunrise!

The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already think.

Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.

Learners are encouraged to discover facts and relationships for themselves.

Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.

Make knowledge of the Scripture your love ... Live with them, meditate on them, make them the sole object of your knowledge and inquiries.

We are storytelling creatures, and as children we acquire language to tell those stories that we have inside us.

There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.

"Thinking about thinking" has to be a principle ingredient of any empowering practice of education.

Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality.

I always think that if I'm with somebody, they're better than me. That's why I love them. They're amazing.

I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.

Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on.

Dignity and quiet joy in all that we do are the expression of perfect concentration and perfect wisdom.

I've definitely run from the cops in the New York City subways.

If you want the old me, go buy my old albums.

When heaven breaks, who fixes it?

Historically, when times are bad, voters, especially in the Industrial Midwest, have turned to the Democrats.

Each man creates god in his own image.