The presence of irony does not necessarily mean that the earnestness is excluded. Only assistant professors assume that.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is the empowerment to create a life they love, filled with purposeful, enjoyable work, and relationships they hold dear.

The trouble with the younger generation is that they don't stay young for very long.

Then in the interest of full honesty, I really wish you'd kiss me right now.

we are just as apt to meet the grandmothers as the wolves when we go traveling.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

You have all died many times before and none of you look the worse for it.

Tremendous happiness and peace of mind are the results of loving service to others. Nobody can live fully and happily who lives only unto himself or herself.

The use of thermodynamics in biology has a long history rich in confusion.

You walk into a retail store, whatever it is, and if there's a sense of entertainment and excitement and electricity, you wanna be there.

If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.