“Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.”

“Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.”

“We are what we believe we are.”

“Nothing is more dangerous to one's own faith than the work of an apologist. No doctrine of that faith seems to me so spectral, so unreal as one that I have just successfully defended in a public de...”

“What I call my 'self' now is hardly a person at all. It's mainly a meeting place for various natural forces, desires, and fears, etcetera, some of which come from my ancestors, and some from my edu...”

“What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument.”

“O heavenly Father,protect and bless all thingsthat have breath: guard themfrom all evil and let them sleep in peace.”

“When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with ...”

“God help us to live slowly:To move simply:To look softly:To allow emptiness:To let the heart create for us.Amen.”