The present is never tidy, or certain, or reasonable, and those who try to make it so once it becomes the past succeed only in making it seem implausible.

They were following their prime minister, matching their government's mood.

The author points out that novices to total war, and this Hitler and the British press have in common, overreact to daily events and lose sight of overall strategy.

There is no problem that greater consciousness and compassion, enjoined with positive resolve of will cannot solve.

Your life is important. Honor it. Fight for your highest possibilities.

The true nature of evil is that it is so very casual.

So much time is wasted on trying to be better than others.

If God exists and we are made in his image we can have real meaning, and we can have real knowledge through what he has communicated to us.

A fig for your bill of fare; show me your bill of company.

I like to make jokes; I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond their control is not funny to them or their families.

I wanted to go home and if Hell rose up to stop me, it would make me desire it more.

The way we tell our life story is the way we begin to live our life.

Aligning yourself with the intelligence of the universe means coming to understand your life's purpose and applying it fearlessly to life's circumstances.