One longs for the presence of a leader like Lincoln, who openly admitted his doubts and as openly preserved his commitment.

Understanding and love require a wisdom that comes only with age.

Those we call saints rebelled against an outmoded and inadequate form of God on the basis of their new insights into divinity.

To believe fully and at the same moment to have doubts is not at all a contradiction: it presupposes a greater respect for truth, an awareness that truth always goes beyond anything that can be said or done at any given moment.

It is infinitely safer to know that the man at the top has his doubts, as you and I have ours, yet has the courage to move ahead in spite of these doubts.

It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.

Hate is not the opposite of love, apathy is.

By the creative act, we are able to reach beyond our own death.

I think Dostoevsky was right, that every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, this is me and the damned world can go to hell.

Suffering is nature's way of indicating a mistaken attitude or way of behavior, and to the nonegocentric person every moment of suffering is the opportunity for growth. People should rejoice in suffering, strange as it sounds, for this is a sign of the availability of energy to transform their characters.