A global awakening can only happen from a spiritual awakening that is of global dimensions.

Prayer is essentially about making the heart strong so that fear cannot penetrate there.

Im not really a tropical paradise kind of person.

The whole purpose of letting pain be pain is this: to let go of pain. By entering into it, we see that we are strong enough and capable enough to move through it. We find out that it ultimately has a gift for us.

It is precisely the despair of our times that convinces me that a renaissance is right around the corner.

I enjoy a four-seasonal climate and wide-open spaces, so being on an island 2,500 miles into the South Pacific made me feel a little claustrophobic.

I'm sorry, but I can't make a movie with the blonde from 'ER' who is starring in every single bad romantic comedy.