The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things

Imagine that it’s not about the self and its concerns, about ‘what’s in it for me,’ whether that be a blessed afterlife or prosperity in this life.

The Bible is true, and some of it actually happened.

God’s dream for us is not simply peace of mind, but peace on earth.

Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.

How can women be in the image of God if God cannot be imaged in female form?

Imagine that Christianity is about loving God.

The image I have sketched views Jesus differently: rather than being the exclusive revelation of God, he is one of many mediators of the sacred.

People remember stories much better than they remember a straight list of teachings.

It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time.

Don't just Hurry, don't just Haste. Don't just Worry, don't just Waste. Life is a Treasure, Enjoy the Pleasure.- RVM

But she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories.

What's most revolting is that one is really sad! No, it's better at home. Here at least one blames others for everything and excuses oneself.

Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.

Cruelty impresses, people want to be afraid of something. They want someone to whom they can submit with a shudder, the masses need that. They need something to dreed.

What I need is to express my passion for life... It's movement I'm interested in, the life in me, the life in humanity.

If you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally, and if something blocks your route, find another. Never give up.

It's always necessary to seek for perfection. Obviously, for us, this word no longer has the same meaning. To me, it means: from one canvas to the next, always go further, further.

All travel is circular. I had been jerked through Asia, making a parabola on one of the planet's hemispheres. After all, the grand tour is just the inspired man's way of heading home.

Rich people focus on what they want, while poor people focus on what they don't want.