"People tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will descend like fine weather if you're fortunate. But happiness is the result of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly."
"The love that moves the sun and the other stars."
"Faith is belief in what you cannot see or prove or touch. Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark."
"You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings."
"The love that moves the sun and the other stars."
"Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be... a prudent insurance policy."