I don't think that my twenties were any more dramatic than those of most people I know. I was never that bad and I never became that good.

The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.

The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.

The purpose of prayer is the alignment of the mind with the thoughts and the will of God.

Relationships are part of a vast plan for our enlightenment, the Holy Spirit's blueprint by which each individual soul is led to greater awareness and expanded love. Relationships are the Holy Spirit's laboratories in which he brings together people who have the maximal opportunity for mutual growth.

It's difficult to be alive in America today and truly be in denial anymore. It's not hip to be unconscious or uninvolved. One of our great strengths is that we're an optimistic people, but that doesn't mean we don't have sad days.