We have a 'now you see Him, now you don't' God. We have Himself clothed in visions, in dreams, in metaphors, in parables, in the poetry of the Bible, and in all the ordinariness of the lives we live.

Disappointment often focuses on the failure of our own agenda rather than on God's long-term purposes for us, which may use stress and struggle as tools for strengthening our spiritual muscles.

I took a wrong turn the other day. A mistake, but it led me to the shop where I found the very thing I’d been searching for.

Being in a state of mystery seems to be my calling.

Faith today is not enough for tomorrow. It must be constantly renewed by a conscious act.

Like all art, poems are only hints and guesses that draw our attention to something larger.

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman who’s broken, put her all into your arms. Cause we don’t know where we come from … we don’t know where we are.

Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.

We have shared those values, we continue to share those values and obviously, we will continue to cooperate with the new administration [of the U.S].

I was unemployed for a long time, but I couldn't adjust to the hours.

It takes most of us a long time to learn our craft. So keep at it. Don't give up.

The end of life has its own nature, also worth our attention.

Birds of a lawless, bigoted feather bully together.

Let people hide in their homes, caged like chickens. Cowards deserve no better.

Humankind can't stand too much reality.

I hate ingratitude more in a man than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, or any taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood".