In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the consequences of our actions.
There's no commodity we can take with us. There is only our lives, whether we live them wisely or whether we live them in ignorance. And this is everything.
If women want rights more than they got, why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it.
Planning a dinner party in a way that you're actually capable of getting it done without panicking is important. It's bad hospitality for the host to be freaked out.
For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drudgery, but discovery, sharing and showing off with friends, trying new ideas.
The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots.
For each episode the five of us are all wearing clothes by the same designer. It's a different designer for each episode, but for each one we're all wearing their clothes.
Trials are no longer about freeing the innocent, punishing the guilty, and making restitution to the injured. They have devolved into a contest over who will win.
The United States has grown into a remarkable nation specifically because of our independent spirit and free market.
It has, therefore, been a favorite boast of the people of Wales and Cornwall, that the original British stock flourishes in its unmixed purity only among them.
The Romans held Britain from the invasion of Julius Caesar till their voluntary withdrawal from the island, A.D. 420,- that is, about five hundred years.
I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is on the issue of abortion.
Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving to poor people.
As we consider the causes of depression, those of us in the church must face the ways we might be responsible for creating it.
Jesus is the only Savior, but not everybody who is saved by Him is aware that He is the one who is doing the saving.
The Jesus of the Scripture transcends all nations and calls all nations into judgment.
Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons.
In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo.
It brings me no joy and not enough comfort to dwell too much on things I've said or written or made or worn in the past.
Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley.
Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.'
