I personally am not a total pacifist. I do believe there is such a thing as a just war. I believe, for instance, the effort to destroy the Nazi regime militarily was justified military action.

Great spiritual teachings do not change, but we do. As we grow older and wiser, we can receive the teachings at deeper levels.

The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus on service.

The opportunities for infinite possibility exist no matter what age we are.

Every ending is a new beginning. Through the grace of God, we can always start again. (Page 120.)

You get to the point where you realize that unless you, yourself, become more of the change, you can't create too much change.

I also think the women's movement has unintentionally contributed to the dishonoring of motherhood. It happened because we made such a big deal about our right to go out into the world.