Some things have to be believed to be seen.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

I know you ain't a drug but you get me so high...

and my pack so light I’m sure I’ve left something behind—but only my worry, and only for a moment.

Honest communication is a rare thing.

I train six to seven hours every single day. I wake up six days a week and know that it's going to be the same thing.

As much as we may want to withdraw into a world of pure problem solving, we have to acknowledge that the most successful architectures are the ones you can actually convince someone to implement.

I never write Metropolis for seven cents because I can get the same price for city. I never write policeman because I can get the same money for cop.

Courage Is a Love Affair with the Unknown

Wealth has never yet sacrificed itself on the altar of patriotism.

If you do something positive, something positive will come back to you. If you consciously do negative things, then negativity will rule your life.

Venerable to me is the hard hand,--crooked, coarse,--wherein, notwithstanding, lies a cunning virtue, indispensably royal as of the sceptre of the planet.