“Be afraid of nothing. Hating none, giving love to all, feeling the love of God, seeing His presence in everyone, and having but one desire - for His constant presence in the temple of your consciousness - that is the way to live in this world.” 
― Paramahansa Yogananda

“God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.” 
― Bono

“A life contemplating the blessings of Christ becomes a life acting the love of Christ.” 
― Ann Voskamp

“One must love God first, and only then can one love one's closest of kin and neighbors. We must not be idols to one another, for such is not the will of God.” 
― Thaddeus of Vitovnica

“What each of us believes in is up to us, but life is impossible without believing in something.” 
― Kentetsu Takamori

“The problem with certainty is that it is static; it can do little but endlessly reassert itself. Uncertainty, by contrast, is full of unknowns, possibilities, and risks.” 
― Stephen Batchelor

“If you could really see that tree over there," Merlin said, "you would be so astounded that you'd fall over." "Really? But why?" asked Arthur. "It's just a tree." "No," Merlin said, "It's just a tree in your mind. To another mind it is an expression of infinite spirit and beauty. In God's mind it is a dear child, sweeter than anything you can imagine.” 
― Deepak Chopra

“It is our collective and individual responsibility to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.” 
― Dalai Lama XIV