The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking.

Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.

Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first.

It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth.

In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them.

Bureaucracies are designed to perform public business. But as soon as a bureaucracy is established, it develops an autonomous spiritual life and comes to regard the public as its enemy.

Poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge.

Say "Yes" to the seedlings and a giant forest cleaves the sky. Say "Yes" to the universe and the planets become your neighbors. Say "Yes" to dreams of love and freedom. It is the password to utopia.

The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking.

Every man with an idea has at least two or three followers.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.Be cheerful.Strive to be happy.

Always listen to the voice of your conscience. If your conscience conflicts with your faith, question everything.

You are loaded with answers

Sometimes we look around and realize we need new friends. That’s the sign that they are just around the bend :)

Looking at your day from a “golden day” perspective helps you prioritize.

I'm sure there were plenty of loving, attentive mothers in the 'me generation,' but none of them lived at my house.

Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.

Enduring to the end is definitely not a do-it-yourself project.

The joy of the soul is in glorification of the beloved Lord of all creation.

I've been doing a pale imitation of Bill Murray for most of my career.