"I have given no definition of love. This is impossible, because there is no higher principle by which it could be defined. It is life itself in its actual unity. The forms and structures in which love embodies itself are the forms and structures in which love overcomes its self-destructive forces."

-- Paul Tillich

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“The frequent employment of one's will power masters all organs of movement and trains them to perform feats which otherwise would have been difficult,painful and even impossible. The man becomes independent and self-reliant; he will never be a coward,and, when real danger threatens,he is the one who is looked up to by others. The knowledge of one's strength entails a real mastery over oneself; it breeds energy and courage,helps one over the most difficult tasks of life, and procures contentment and true enjoyment of living.”
“If I wanted to be famous, I could have been famous before. I mean, I produced a Frank Sinatra special-- Elizabeth Taylor, with Michael Jackson, Gregory Peck, I won't even take a picture.”

Source : "Love on the rocks". "Dateline NBC" with Stone Phillips, www.nbcnews.com. February 6, 2014.
“In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the opposite of security is risk. Nothing could be further from the truth. The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks. The gentle government that promises to hold your hand as you cross the street refuses to let go on the other side.”
“Surgery is the red flower that blooms among the leaves and thorns that are the rest of medicine.”

Source : Richard Selzer (1996). “Letters to a Young Doctor”, p.48, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“There will always be a place for bunnies to talk in rhyme, but that's not what I do.”
“Death is final. No it is not just final, it's worse than that, it's diminishing: the dead continue to decrease, to occupy less space.”

Source : "After You: Letters of Love, and Loss, to a Husband and Father by Natascha McElhone" by Elizabeth Day, www.theguardian.com. July 3, 2010.
“Play is the taproot from which original art springs. It is the raw stuff that the artist channels with all his learning and technique.”
“I think just the above things. I think I wanted to learn from both cultures. So, I think the music is a little more reflective of the... Catholic culture but the theology, obviously, is much more Reformational.”

Source : "Composer/performer Keith Getty is celebrating an Irish Christmas at venues across the USA". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com. December 5, 2014.

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