“There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .”

And yet we must not regard this revolt as entirely negative. The energy that rejects many obsolete laws is an entirely positive impulse for renewal of life and law.

To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.

Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.

Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.

To us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.

Awe enables us to see in the world intimations of the divine, to sense in small things the beginning of infinite significance

In the darkest night to be certain of the dawn…to go through Hell and to continue to trust in the goodness of God-this is the challenge and the way.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.

When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendors of the past

Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.

For living is not being in itself, but living of the world, affecting, exploiting, consuming, comprehending, deriving

Being is transcended by a concern for being. Our perplexity will not be solved by relating human existence to a timeless, subpersonal abstraction which we call essence.

The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.

(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.

He’s fully committed to appreciating his body with all its flaws and imperfections, more and more every day.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

We’re so busy trying to move on and living our lives, that we sometimes forget to appreciate how far we’ve come, how well our wounds healed, and that somewhere along the journey, we’ve learned to let go.

Did you ever take a deep breath and appreciated the people, things and memories that stayed in your life

Big or small, I appreciate everything that’s done for me.

In this great country, we celebrate success. We don’t want to penalize those who have done well.

Knowledge wins over ignorance. What about being happy? You naturally see what’s wrong first than to appreciate good things.

I never said I was the best in anything. I never said I’m an icon. The world decides all of that.