And so artistic creation is the metamorphosis of the external physical aspects of a thing into a self-sustaining spiritual reality.
A smile is the universal welcome.
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.
It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.
The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them.
Laughter puts your brain, your central nervous system and your whole being into a state of free play.
Living well is the best revenge. If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
Only when the true ends of society have nothing to do with the sublime does "culture" become necessary as a veneer to cover over the void. Culture can at best appreciate the monuments of earlier faith; it cannot produce them.
I committed to doing everything I could to put compassion on the scientific map.
God gives us humans everything we need to flourish, but he's not the one who's supposed to divvy up the loot. You want to see where Christ crucified abides today? Go to where the poor are suffering and fighting back, and that's where He is.
The pageant of life is divided into ying and yang. They're two circles. You can follow either circle and manage to develop enough speed to move beyond this world to other worlds, dimensional realities.