There is one thing that all true spirituality has in common, whether that spirituality is derived from faith, from science, from nature or from the arts - a sense of wonder.

The purpose of relationships is not happiness, but transformation.

Our weaknesses are divine gifts that when embraced will enable us to make our purposeful contribution to the whole, which is why we incarnated in the first place.

I always admired atheists. I think it takes a lot of faith.

There is nothing sadder in this world than the waste of human potential. The purpose of evolution is to raise us out of the mud, not have us grovelling in it.

Sometimes the mind, for reasons we don't necessarily understand, just decides to go to the store for a quart of milk.

When we are conscious of our personal uniqueness and our universal nature we express ourselves creatively. In this way we fulfill our dreams and our life purpose.

One person can have a profound effect on another. And two people... well, two people can work miracles. They can change a whole town. They can change the world.

Insight occurs when, and to the degree that, one knows oneself.

Real meaningful endeavours, the biggies in human existence, often require the sacrifice of others.

There were always people like the pope. They serve a certain function, of course. They subsidize us. But, they don't create anything and they must never be allowed to stop the artist from creating.

I am a person who is unhappy with things as they stand. We cannot accept the world as it is. Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth because of the injustice of things.

I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none.

There's a directness and a feistiness to being from Jersey.

Our rule was that we [with Kate DiCamillo] would write everything together, literally every word.

Whatever the capacity for human suffering, the church has a greater capacity for healing and wholeness.

When my father announced his campaign for president on Oct. 3, 1991, I had already cast my vote in favor of his candidacy.

The real scholar learns how to evolve the unknown from the known, and draws near the master.

I was occasionally getting calls for some things. But I would say, 22 to 29 was a lot of scuffling. Hoping to get called for bad wedding gigs and I did do an off-Broadway show for about 15 months.

Nevada appeared to be a firewall for Hillary Clinton.

We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace.