"I was still doing the punk thing, but also playing in some indie bands, I had a less crazy hairstyle."

“You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring”

Source : Paul Hawken's Commencement Address at University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2014.

“...hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it...”

“I never wanted to be a pundit.”

“Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.”

“Sometimes God calls a person to unbelief in order that faith may take new forms.”

Source : Christian Wiman (2013). “My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer”, p.51, Macmillan

“A solitary life cherishes mere fancies until they become manias.”

Source : Elizabeth Gaskell (2014). “Life of Charlotte Bronte”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

“I'm not against working out. It's just not effective for weight loss. I like strength training to tone and firm the body so you look tight. But working out just makes you hungrier.”

“Understanding Scripture in a language other than the heart language in which we think and experience emotion is "like trying to eat soup with a fork. You can get a little taste, but you cannot get nourished.”