Theism, as religious people typically hold it, does not merely state that some entity created the universe, but that the universe was created specifically with humans in mind as the most important part of creation. If we have any understanding at all...
Every restaurant is a theater, and the truly great ones allow us to indulge in the fantasy that we are rich and powerful. When restaurants hold up their end of the bargain, they give us the illusion of being surrounded by servants intent on ensuring ...
I see that I've become a really bad correspondent. It's not that I don't think of you. You come into my thoughts often. But when you do it appears to me that I owe you a particularly grand letter. And so you end in the "warehouse of good intentions":...
There are types of people who want to have leverage over other people's lives. For no other reason than they feel the need to have leverage. I find this to be a certain type of sickness of the mind. You could argue that they wish you no harm, however...
What multiplies is only up to us. Whether it is kindness that multiplies; or unkindness. Whether it is goodwill that multiplies; or bad intentions. Whether it is love that multiplies; or fear. Whether it is truth that multiplies; or doubt. What multi...
I fought angrily against seeing particular types of poetic organization because it seemed awful to see my own life and these actual events in that way. But when you put forth an intention into the universe to speak a certain truth and narrate a certa...
There is a deep and perennial and profoundly human impulse to approach the world with a DEMAND, to approach the world with a PRECONDITION, that what has got to turn out to lie at THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE, that what has got to turn out to lie at THE...
Colonel Hugh Pickering: I'll have you know, Doolittle, that Mr. Higgins' intentions are entirely honorable! Alfred P. Doolittle: Oh, 'course they are, guv'nor. If I thought they wasn't, I'd ask fifty. Professor Henry Higgins: [shocked] You mean to sa...
Anakin Skywalker: I'm going to turn you over to the Jedi. Supreme Chancellor: Of course you would. But you can't be sure of their intentions. Anakin Skywalker: I will learn the truth of all this quickly. Supreme Chancellor: You have much wisdom, Anak...
...I want first of all - in fact, as an end to these other desires - to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central cor to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as ...
Sixty is heaven," she [bohemian Aunt Norma] told Jeanie as they sat having tea. "The world is done with you, you become to all intents and purposes invisible, particularly if you are a woman. I like to think of it as your third life. There's childhoo...
A lot of racers have some of their best days when they're sick.
The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.
The good is the Enemy of the best. Until you depart from the good, you cannot enter God's best for your life.
A road trip with your ancient mommy is just what you need after falling off a mountain and having your soul ripped out by your best friend.
The best relationships in our lives are the best not because they have been the happiest ones, they are that way because they have stayed strong through the most tormentful of storms.
if you'll take a step of faith to become someone else’s miracle, God is going to surprise you in ways you never imagined.
God wants you to live each day expecting a miracle, but beyond that, it's God's plan for you to become someone else's miracle.
No matter what you may have done in your past, God can give you a brand new start.
Don't live chained to the mistakes of the past, you can find new love, meet someone again or have a broken relationship restored.
if He closes a door, you may never know what He’s saving you from or see the better things He has stored up for you.
