"I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow."

“You know, don't tell anybody I'm a jail bird, you know, but there were a bunch of us that were years ago involved in the pro-life movement.”

“Vocation does not come from willfulness. It comes from listening. I must listen to my life and try to understand what it is truly about-quite apart from what I would like it to be about-or my life will never represent anything real in the world, no matter how earnest my intentions…..Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am. I must listen for the truths and values at the heart of my own identity, not the standards by which I must live-but the standards by which I cannot help but live if I am living my own life.”

Source : Parker J. Palmer (2015). “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation”, p.13, John Wiley & Sons

“I thought it was all over. My lungs were filling with water and I began to black out. Then I saw an ancient warrior rise up out of the water. He said we'd make it, and we did. I believe we all have an angel watching us.”

“I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.”

“I believe in the Yves Saint Laurent woman who either has her hands in the pockets of her pantsuit or is holding her lover's hand. She doesn't need a bag.”

Source : "'Fashion Is a Matter of Taste, Not Money'". Interview with Claudia Voigt and Britta Sandberg, www.spiegel.de. April 7, 2011.

“Politics is not about power.”

“Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge.”

“Come now, don't make such a funeral face. It isn't dying that's sad; it's living when you're not happy.”