A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.

Our country in general assumes that "the pursuit of happiness" really means "the pursuit of pleasure" and that therefore pleasure is the greatest good.

It is ... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth.

The best way to guide children without coercion is to be ourselves.

One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time.

I am slowly coming to understand with all my heart as well as my head that love is not a feeling. It is a person.

I would, quite often, like to be grownup, wise, and sophisticated. But these gifts are not mine.

There is nothing that makes me happier than sitting around the dinner table and talking until the candles are burned down.

The knowledge of all things is possible

Not being changed by prayer is sort of life standing in the middle of a spring rain without getting wet. It's hard to stand in the center of God's acceptance and love without getting it all over you.

Let gratitude be awakened; let humility be deepened; let love be quickened.

Not a good night for President Obama. He lost elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and he's not doing good in Afghanistan either.

Christianity is Christ plus nothing!

Men conceal the past scenes of their lives.

I'm not sexually confused in any way. I'm very much - the word is pansexual.

The body is sort of a pain. It has to go to the bathroom. It has to be comfortable. But the spirit is indestructible. It can move at the speed of light.

I think every good, entertaining movie should have a message. I really believe that, because if you do it without it, the film feels a little bit soulless.

One thing you have to have when you act is energy.