Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?… It is necessary to accompany them with mercy.

When you stand for something, you’ve got to stand for it all the way, not half way.

God’s love is too great to be confined to any one side of a conflict or to any one religion.

Guilt for being rich, and guilt thinking that perhaps love and peace isn’t enough and you have to go and get shot or something.

I’ve always wanted to live above my means because it inspired me to work harder.

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim.

I feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it’s a vibe.

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.

At one point I learned transcendental meditation. This was 30-something years ago. It took me back to the way that I naturally was as a child growing up way in the country, rarely seeing people. I was in that state of oneness with creation and it was as if I didn’t exist except as a part of everything.

Love is trembling happiness.

For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what’s in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God’s perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward.

When your mother asks, ‚Do you want a piece of advice?‘ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.

Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work.

When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That’s what inspired the ‚Off to the Races‘ melodies. That’s one of the times when you’re feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.

All you need is love.

You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.

I love Brad in every state.

The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.

To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.

The relationship to one’s fellow man is the relationship of prayer, the relationship to oneself is the relationship of striving; it is from prayer that one draws the strength for one’s striving.

I love story songs because I’ve always loved books.

My goal is to entertain myself and others.

Nothing I can say or devise, and nothing anybody else can say or devise, is going to be perfect.

I had a lovers quarrel with the world.

Love is the only game that is not called on account of darkness.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.

It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

I’m all about evolution. I’m the first person to judge myself.

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

Most of us aren’t defeated in one decisive battle. We are defeated one tiny, seemingly insignificant surrender at a time that chips away at who we should really be.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

I don’t like cream puff, corny guys. Usually, they are the nice guys, the ones that won’t hurt you. They’ll pull out the chair for you and the whole nine yards. Everything is perfect and boring.

I’ve never been a jealous person, and I’ve never felt built up by someone else’s failure – that’s a cheap thrill.

There are women who can make you feel more with their bodies and their souls, but these are the exact women who will turn the knife into you right in front of the crowd. Of course, I expect this, but the knife still cuts.

I’m married to an Italian woman, and I used to love cooking Italian at home, because it’s one-pot cooking. But my wife does not approve of my Italian cooking.

Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by his heart, and his friends can only read the title.

I know that I’m not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don’t know how not to.

The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.

A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.

Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It’s also the dangerous part and it’s an ugly emotion that hurts.

You have to just make the choices you make in life. I made the choices I made because I believed they were right for me.

I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.

I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.

My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

A woman can’t be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. She just can’t do it by herself.

The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken. More: You have ceded them power.