117 Quotes by Krista Tippett

Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.” In.

We now know that doing good to others, having a network of strong and supportive relationships, and having a sense that one’s life is worthwhile are the three greatest determinants of happiness.

More riveting to me in the end than the politics of Berlin was the vast social experiment its division had become... it was possible to have freedom and plenty in the West and craft an empty life; it was possible to “have nothing” in the East and create a life of intimacy and dignity and beauty.

Spiritual humility is not about getting small, not about debasing oneself, but about approaching everything and everyone else with a readiness to see goodness and to be surprised.

Buddhist mindfulness is about the present, but I also think it's about being real. Being awake to everything. Feeling like nothing can hurt you if you can look it straight on.

You are not going to be perfect every day. It's about turning up the next day and doing it again.

Tolerance is not really a lived virtue; it's more of a cerebral ascent.

If God is God, we can't be afraid of what we can learn.

Being intellectually hospitable is a virtue that I bring into the interview space.