You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.

The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Never let anyone dull your sparkle.

The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.

You may be the only Bible some people ever read. So the question is: Are you a good translation?

Live your life in a way that is worth telling stories about.

In his brilliant book The Road to Character, David Brooks makes a distinction between résumé virtues and eulogy virtues. Résumé virtues are the skills you need to make a living, and those are often the most celebrated virtues in our culture. But when it comes to making a life, eulogy virtues win the day. These are the virtues that get talked about at your funeral.

Your life is your sermon...Are you a good translation?

When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was comforted by a piece of poetry given to her by a friend: They are not dead who live in lives they leave behind: In those whom they have blessed they live a life again.

We are humble because we know we are not the power in salvation. We are obedient because we know we possess the light.