We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.

It is in the whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and our wisdom. It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. It is through the pain of confronting and resolving problems that we learn.

Although I was raised in a profoundly secular home, I had a belief, an awareness of God, from as far back as I can remember.

Do what you feel called to do, but also be prepared to accept that you don't necessarily know what you're going to learn. Be willing to be surprised by forces beyond your control, and realize that a major learning on the journey is the art of surrender.

I believe it would be considerably healthier for us to dare to live without a reason for many things than with reasons that are simplistic.

We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.

Love is too large, too deep ever to be truly understood or measured or limited within the framework of words.