Suffering, it turns out, demands profound imagination. A new future has to be conjured up because the old future isn't there anymore.
Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess the present and imagine the future.
And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny.
Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It's a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine.
Yes, I see the Mobile Base System really is the shoulder of the arm. The arm is right there, like a human arm. It's really funny to look at the similarities between a human arm and the Canadian robotics arm.
We are made in the image of God, and we need to put Spirit back into the equation when we want to improve our physical and our mental health.
As you walk in God's divine wisdom, you will surely begin to see a greater measure of victory and good success in your life.
I think there are profound differences between women and men. In intelligence and creativity, there is no difference, but in what one loves, what one likes, the passions - there are differences.
His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world.
Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in choosing generals and setting broad strategy.
Writing is what we do. What else could I want in a life partner than someone who knows and shares what I do?
Finally, everything that has been part of my life, whether I wanted it to or not, has expressed itself in my dresses.
Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.
Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.
Life is made too easy. Mankind's moral fibre is giving way under the softening influence of luxury.
Friend, there's no greater investment in life than in being a people builder. Relationships are more important than our accomplishments.
I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.
Your understanding of a place changes the longer you stay; you discover more, and your own life gets woven into the fabric of the community.
Compared with the thousands of years in which human life has been on this planet, Christianity is a recent development.
In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time.
The perfect PIN is not four digits and not associated with your life, like an old telephone number. It's something easy for you to remember and hard for other people to guess.
