The self is too small an object for perpetual enthusiasm.

The most powerful moral influence is example.

If we take the world’s enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race.

I am profoundly moved and persuaded by the near-death experience.

All -isms end up in schisms.

We all carry it within us: supreme strength, the fullness of wisdom, unquenchable joy. It is never thwarted, and cannot be destroyed.

God is defined by Jesus but not confined to Jesus.

The object of pilgrimage is not rest and recreation – to get away from it all. To set out on a pilgrimage is to throw down a challenge to everyday life.

At the center of the religious life is a peculiar kind of joy, the prospect of a happy ending that blossoms from necessarily painful ordeals, the promise of human difficulties embraced and overcome.

Beware of the differences that blind us to the unity that binds us.

Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet.

Scars are your greatest medals in life.

Let your soul bloom like a flower with the beauty and fragrance of divine love.

Hey, Hank, I notice all the women around your place lately ... good looking stuff; you're doing all right." "Sam," I say, "that's not true; I am one of God's most lonely men.

Gilles was the fastest driver in the history of motor racing

Almost 15 with music, we have so many guitars that we developed over the years. The latest one is 'The Majesty' guitar, which I'm really proud of.

Bold clean energy action is needed to stave off a climate hostile to human life.

My own daughters weren't able to study in Turkey because of their headscarves, so they went to the United States.

I've always been involved with all aspects of my careers. Being behind the camera seems as natural as in front.

How far to heaven? Just open your eyes and look. You are in heaven.

Fighting clutter is like fighting weeds-the writer is always slightly behind.