We become victims of the great disease of technological society - meaninglessness.

The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple.

Five Life Standards of Voluntary Simplicity Do Justice Learn from the World Community Nurture People Cherish the Natural Order Non-Conform Freely.

The best reason for listening to and learning from the poor is that this is one way God is revealed to us.

Time with yourself, with your family, and with your God may prove to be the ultimate saving.

There are two ways to be rich: 1. Acquire great wealth 2. Acquire few needs.

Medical experts now estimate that 80 percent of diseases are directly linked to frantic living.

Reality is, you know, the tip of an iceberg of irrationality that we've managed to drag ourselves up onto for a few panting moments before we slip back into the sea of the unreal.

You say you're a writer but you're depressed. Not an excuse

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.

The 'Bourne' movies are great in their own ways; it introduces a whole other sort of allegory about the Bush years. The secrecy and the threats of a big global organization.

I like stripper shoes. I like being tall because I'm claustrophobic.

Life just keeps unfolding, ignoring our praise or blame.

The CIA will only hire people with impeccable credentials to be a translator. 'Impeccable credentials' means you've never lived outside the United States.

Death was to be my glory, but destiny has refused it.

Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their journey, even if the possibility of loss exists.

Good jokes are gems. A good idea is hard to come by. I couldn't give them to someone else, even for money. It just wouldn't seem right.