This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God.

What could begin to deny self, if there were not something in man different from self?

Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.

If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead.

My faith gives me the belief that I can go out and perform and improve as a player. It gives me strength and inspiration.

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.

We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress.

Rick Rubin is super intriguing to me because he has become this god producer in completely drastically different genres, which very few people have done.