Quotes about Balance

There is a place for good food and beautiful art; what matters is who you share it with. What's just as important as what you eat is who you are eating with. One of my favorite sayings these days is "Simple living does not mean ugly living." We can live in ways that are simple and responsible—and beautiful.

That's why we give people fish, and also teach people to fish, and then also do something about who owns the pond. These all have to go together like a tripod or a three-legged stool. Without one leg, the stool get a little wobbly and out of balance. Charity workers need to also have a vision for justice. And justice workers need to keep their feet on the streets of injustice.

We always have to be careful that in exposing one truth we don't cover up another. Or

What you put out comes back all the time, no matter what.

The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.

Ecology is a dirty seven-letter word to many people. They are like heavy sleepers refusing to be aroused. "Leave me alone! It's not time to get up yet!"

It is not greedy to enjoy a good dinner, any more than it is to enjoy a good concert. But I do think there is something greedy about trying to enjoy the dinner and the concert at the same time.

Solitude, community, and ministry are certainly not just for celibates! Celibates also have a hard time keeping up.

The problem of using your time well is not a problem of the mind but of the heart.

We are too connected. There's noise in our heads all the time.

I didn't always have time to practice as much as I wanted to do, that was a real problem for me in high school and college.

A key point to bear in mind: The value of attentiveness varies in proportion to its object. You're better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve.