"I believe in the relatedness of all forms of life from the simplest to the most complex. We humans share the same family tree as all life on earth, back to the first stirrings in the primal ocean..."

“Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.”

“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members”

“Jim and I hit it off immediately, partly because our interests were astonishingly similar and partly, I suspect, because a certain youthful arrogance, a ruthlessness, an impatience with sloppy thinking can naturally to both of us.”

“Please, put aside all excuses and ask yourself, "What should I be doing?" Yes, you alone can make a difference. The question is, will you?”

“We''ll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people.”

“You would be very ashamed if you knew what the experiences you call setbacks, upheavals, pointless disturbances, and tedious annoyances really are. You would realize that your complaints about them are nothing more nor less than blasphemies - though that never occurs to you. Nothing happens to you except by the will of God, and yet [God's] beloved children curse it because they do not know it for what it is.”

Source : Jean-Pierre De Caussade (2012). “Abandonment to Divine Providence”, p.47, Image

“Divorce also entails the beginning of a supposition that that familial reality might have obstructed one's ability to perceive others.”

“As much as we have free choice, absolute destiny is immutable. What is meant to happen does, through one measure or another.”