Upon being given a Bible, President Abraham Lincoln replied, "In regard to this Great book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man.

Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.

He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was both in the world and above the world.

He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.

Lincoln matured best in sorrow.

The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking.

Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure they knew the details of the divine will.

A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment of self-righteousness.

Man is most free when he is most guided.

His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.

He was too perplexed to please the conventional and too reverent. to please the infidels.

Anarcho-capitalism is not by definition libertarian. It is rather a prediction, not a definition.

It takes tremendous courage to change and grow up to be what we want to be.

You're being parental', I said. 'Go find that squid'.

In many ways the rise of the state was the descent of the world from freedom to slavery

Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for no wind is the right wind.

I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids.

Regardless of your age or current physical condition you'll laugh, cry, moan, groan, sweat and experience the most exciting, hard working and effective therapeutic yoga routine in the world.

A cell is regarded as the true biological atom.

I like people not being able to be pigeon-holed.

Well, I think the worst part about tribalism is its tendency to fundamentalize, and if I can fight fundamentalism in any of its forms I'm happy.