Do the right thing, and then do the next right thing, and that will lead you to the next right thing after that.

The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.

Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.

Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

Our challenges don’t define us, our actions do.

If you fixate on the worst-case scenario and it actually happens, you’ve lived it twice.

Family is not an important thing. It's everything.

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur.

I’ve decided she’s worthy of something more special, something worthy of my powers.

There wasn't a place I could think of that was more magical than a building bursting with books and stories and words...

I hate when men think that money is gonna buy you happiness... I mean, it helps.

An honest observer of the evolution of conditions in Egypt would discover that terrorism is an alien phenomenon, strange to our values and heritage.

I love all genres. The only thing I get stymied by is the Family Drama. I don't necessarily know how to approach that.

I think it's good to tell the fans "this movie's going to lead to that, and that will lead to..."

Men are just like unlit lamps: in themselves they are no good for anything, but, when lit, they can be handy to have around the house.

It's better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money.

Much like great products, great content will only find the best people to love it if it's leveraged well.

Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.