The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it.

I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.

In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.

Learning what you don't want to do is the next best thing to figuring out what you want to do.

Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself

You can't stop suffering, you can't stop terrible things from happening, but you can bear witness... The least us reporters can do is go there and tell their stories.

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.

Don't fall in love with a bonobo, because it's gonna die.

As for you, you're unwise: how may you then speak of these things whereof thou ask you?

Your happiness is meaningless unless it is linked with the total liberation of people around you! You matter

Your thoughts are your truth, so make them good, be good, do good.

Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.

The only two things that scare me are God and the IRS.

I have never seen snow and do not know what winter means.

I, who have never heard a sound, tell you there is no silence, and I, who have never seen a ray of light, tell you there is no darkness.

I can handle being married for my money; it's being married for my life insurance that gives me pause.

The last words of Jesus to the church (in Revelation) were ‘Repent!’

Nuclear arms kill many people all at once, but other weapons kill many people, little by little, every day, everywhere in the world.