"In an environment in which tragedy is genuine and frequent, laughter is essential to sanity."

“It is all too common for caterpillars to become butterflies and then to maintain that in their youth they had been little butterflies. Maturation makes liars of us all.”

Source : George E. Vaillant (1977). “Adaptation to Life”, p.197, Harvard University Press

“Football used to be my god but no longer is. I still love it, I'm still aggressive, I still want to be very successful at it, I want to win a lot of football games. And my job is to be the best football player in the world, because it affords me a life; it pays, it's my job, and so it hasn't dulled my senses for the game or the love or the great excitement I get from the game. It's just that I'm very much at peace with myself because of my faith.”

“You must value the business in order to value the stock.”

“The limitations you are willing to accept establish the boundaries of your existence.”

Source : Erwin Raphael McManus (2008). “Wide Awake: The Future Is Waiting Within You”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

“San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness.”

“Christ is the foundation of all our hopes for time and for eternity. Oh, build on this divine foundation! All other foundations are sinking sand.”

Source : Robert Stuart MacArthur (1890). “The Calvary Pulpit: Christ and Him Crucified”

“A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance.”

“Journalists immediately think of me as a resource for a quote or comment because they know that I will be available to offer fresh insight and meet their deadlines.”