We mistake the feeling of control for the feeling of freedom when freedom actually consists of the courage to take risks Those who encourage us

The day I found out I was as deep as a basket of botto… was the same day I learned that the problem with fishing for compl… is that you can’t throw them back

In all my years as warden I could never figure out how to co… with NFPA code 14.14.1.5.1- “Access to exits shall be marked b… readily visible signs in all cases…

Optimists dance the two-step: It’s going to get worse before it gets better Pessimists plod

Our surveillance state is uniquely American in that it is of the people by the people and for the people

Goodbye is not always goodbye In fact, it never is For while I may never see you aga… I’ll never unsee you

The one path to a sustainable future is understanding that people will only agree to cuts in their standard of livin…

To break up with your significant other just say I need space To break it off

Knowing that everyone agrees you remind them of indoor furniture on the porch tells you nothing about what each of them thinks of you

In my third marriage I went all in on being present in the moment When she left she said that being with me

If we know our physics is real Because GPS works Then we know our God is real Because language works

Just as birds regurgitate to feed their young human beings have culture

You’ll know you’ve weathered their gaslighting if you feel dazed but not confused

It is only when you conduct a fearless moral inventory that you will come to fear God because you knew the right thing t… but did the wrong thing anyway

Life isn’t fair But we are all equals In the struggle To stay out of judging others For failing at their struggles–