“Teaching our children to live a quiet, sane, and balanced life is one of the most important parental tasks of our day.”

“Whatever worldly thing we may covet - zealously striving to obtain and then retain - never seems to bring an end to our desires. Covetousness, envy, jealousy, and greed always escalate into a vicious spiral, as we seek greater and greater gratification but find less and less contentment. . . . Striving to acquire the things of the world not only does not bring lasting happiness and peace, but it drives us to seek more. When "all we've ever wanted" is grounded in the temporal trappings of this world, it is never enough!”

“Sometimes lies are most necessary with our friends.”

“There's a divinity that shapes beauty from our rough hewn lives.”

“Design is not really a way for me to express myself. Design is a product that we produce for a client.”

“When we really want to hear, and be heard by, someone we love, we do not go rushing into noisy crowds. Silence is a form of intimacy. That's how we experience it with our friends and lovers. As relationships grow deeper and more intimate, we spend more and more quiet time alone with our lover. We talk in low tones about the things that matter... That is why Christ comes to us when our hearts and minds are still and silent.”

“life is our battlefield. We must do what we know to do, not what we want to do.”