“Indeed. I have often thought that when a man selects one word over another he often reveals far more of himself than he intended.”

“Here lies the body of Colonel Cornell’s. The rest of the fellow, I fancy, in hell is.”

“Beware of the brains you invade.”

“A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.”

“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”

“We often spend so much time reacting to religious traditions or a religious culture that we have little energy left to cultivate a proactive spiritual path. Even among "believing" people there is often more critique and conversation about "the church" or parochial issues than honest engagement with the ways of the master- how Jesus lived and what he taught. Perhaps we have been too easily pleased by our over educated ability to analyze and deconstruct. Rather than being skeptical why couldn't our collective sense of unrest about religion and spiritual community motivate us to be more curious and engaged”

“The fact is, the king was a good deal more than a king, he was a man; and when a man is a man, you can't knock it out of him.”