Everything that is,casts a shadow
The most important hour is always the present. The most significant person is precisely the one sitting across from you right now. The most necessary work is always love.
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
What good is it to me that Mary gave birth to the son of God fourteen hundred years ago, and I do not also give birth to the Son of God in my time and in my culture? We are all meant to be mothers of God. God is always needing to be born.
And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.
The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life: your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away, but they're not punishing you, they're freeing your soul. If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. If you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth.
I've spent the last year and a half going through a very public separation, hiding in hotel lobbies.
In matters of trust and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small, for the general principles which determine the conduct of men are indivisible. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.
If we don't give things a try, nothing will get off the ground.
When we finally stop asking America to love us and begin to love ourselves, we will prosper as a people.