San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate
The word courage comes from the French word 'coeur', which means heart. True power proceeds not from force, but from love.
Everything will change when your desire to move on exceeds your desire to hold on.
The purpose of prayer is not to change God's mind, which always knows your wholeness and your deservingness. The purpose of prayer is to change your mind so you can see through the eyes of God.
The road to enlightenment is paved with authenticity, not imitation.
We hurt ourselves not by what we ask for, but what we settle for.
Truly creative people care a little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing. Their driving focus is the life force that surges in them now.
The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.
Rick Miller hit only one home run last year, and that's like hitting none.
With so much reading ahead of you, the temptation might be to speed up. But in fact it’s essential to slow down and read every word. Because one important thing that can be learned by reading slowly is the seemingly obvious but oddly underappreciated fact that language is the medium we use in much the same way a composer uses notes, the way a painter uses paint. I realize it may seem obvious, but it’s surprising how easily we lose sight of the fact that words are the raw material out of which literature is crafted.
You can parody and make fun of almost anything, but that does not turn the universe into a caricature.