If we would listen to our kids, we'd discover that they are largely self-explanatory.
Lies hurt people; imagination makes life more fun.
If we were always conscious of the fact that people precious to us are frighteningly mortal, hanging not even by a thread, but by a wisp of gossamer, perhaps we would be kinder to them and more grateful for the love and friendship they give to us.
We are all the walking wounded in a world that is a war zone. Everything we love will be taken from us, everything, last of all life itself. Yet everywhere I look, I find great beauty in this battlefield, and grace and the promise of joy.
A scar is not always a flaw. Sometimes a scar may be redemption inscribed in the flesh, a memorial to something endured, to something lost.
We can approach belief from an intellectual path, but in the end, God must be taken on faith. Proofs are for things of this world, things in time and of time, not beyond time.
What does worry accomplish except to breed more worry?
Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.
. . . only those of us who carry our cause in our hearts are willing to run the risks.
In the hurdles you have ten opportunities to improve; that's what's so cool about it.
Today we've learned to celebrate mediocrity. Back in the day we had creative artists; today we have created artists.