I make no distinction between the mind and the spirit, and therefore no distinction between the process of achieving spiritual growth and achieving mental growth. They are one and the same.

Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and wisdom.

The more effort we make to appreciate and perceive reality, the larger and more accurate our maps will be. But many do not want to make this effort.

Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience.

We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them.

A life of total dedication to the truth also means a life of willingness to be personally challenged.

I have learned nothing in twenty years that would suggest that evil people can be rapidly influenced by any means other than raw power. They do not respond, at least in the short run, to either gentle kindness or any form of spiritual persuasion with which I am familiar.