A collection of the favorite prayers and sayings of 125 well-known public figures provides authentic inspiration. From Queen Noor comes a saying from Mohammed, from Bill Bradley comes a Zen text, from Rabbi Rosenthal comes a quote from Tagore, from Cardinal Cassidy comes Psalm 130, from the Archbishop of Canterbury comes a poem by George Herbert, and from Jane Alexander comes a line from Tennessee Williams, Sometimes there's God -- So Quickly The prayers and poems in Public Lives, Private Prayers are sometimes practical and sometimes poetic, but in all cases, they are attempts to find words for universal and profound longings. A useful book to help people make peace between the head and the heart.