Evil can never survive, though for a time it may seem to triumph. It is only a question of our endurance and patience.

Self-realisation means that we have been consciously connected with our source of being. Once we have made this connection, then nothing can go wrong.

There is no map that can show you how to leap. The map for this is somewhere in our own imagination.

We become our own enemy when we are thrown out of balance by anger, hatred, grief, or any other intense emotion. We are for the time being obsessed by something alien.

There are certain things that have universal attributes, like music. Something of greater magnitude is conveyed by them. They connect us with the universal storehouse of life and knowledge.

True meditation gives us, as it were, wings for flight to a higher realm and thus detaches us from terrestrial fetters.

True self-reliance does not mean reliance on one's physical strength; it means reliance on something mightier, something which is less perishable... It means trusting in the spiritual.

For those who like that sort of thing, " said Miss Brodie in her best Edinburgh voice, "That is the sort of thing they like.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

The Holy Spirit never draws attention to Himself. He always points to and reveals Jesus.

Effective preaching must be biblical preaching, whether it is the exposition of a single word in the Bible, a text, or a chapter. The Word is what the Spirit uses.

Coercive power is the curse of the universe coactive power the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.

What I'd really like to say about stardom is that it gave me everything I never wanted.

If I did things for the money, I'd have done adverts in the 1980s, when I was hot enough to be offered them, and 'Police Academy 6,' which I was asked to write.

I think in defeat you grope for things that are happy, and it's hard.

I wasn't mean; I wasn't evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.

Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.