Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

If we knew how much God loved us and was for us, we’d talk to Him all day long.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.

The Bible teaches that life does not end at the cemetery. There is a future life.

It's a queer business, making oneself blind.

So you're an angel, fine, that's terrific. Now give me back my shadows. (Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel)

But guilt isn't smart. It isn't logical. It doesn't only live in the places it belongs.

The dog is the god of frolic.

In any really good subject one has only to probe deep enough to come to tears.

I prefer assonance and internal rhyme to end rhyme. I mean, the sonnet already looks like a box. Best not to get too boxed in, though.

Let us remember that the times which future generations delight to recall are not those of ease and prosperity, but those of adversity bravely borne.

We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.

Read less and think more. Read about great things and think about great questions and issues.