There is nothing more irreligious than self-absorbed religion.

Trying to describe what I do in prayer would be like telling the world how I make love to my wife.

We carry on not by letting go of the worries that burden us

True discipline is really just self-remembering

Kind words cost little, but accomplish much.

Self-body hate, like any hate or other strong negative emotion, contributes to unneeded weight gain by triggering junk-food cravings.

Foreign aid is important. If it's done right, it spreads America's influence around the world in a positive way.

God has allowed me to communicate well with people who are younger than me.

It is the weak and confused who worship the pseudosimplicities of brutal directness.

I'm from the Midwest, and guys like me don't go on diets. We don't do well on spinning classes.

Outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or economically as the private sector.

I think, for me anyway, music and film is where you can really transport yourself to another universe.