Expediency is a law of nature. The camel is a wonderful animal, but the desert made the camel.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

To turn your dreams into reality, all your resources, efforts and concentration should be aligned in the same direction.

Let your passion serve as your energy source to keep you going. I can attest that you will be happier, healthier, and more successful at it.

Self-efficacy beliefs differ from outcome expectations, judgments of the likely consequence [that] behavior will produce.

I guess it was exciting that every time I pulled up to the gate of my house, I wondered if someone was going to jump out of the bush and stab me in the face.

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

Progress occurs one apology at a time.

So what am I willing to do? Do my work heartily, unto the Lord. There is no higher accountability in life than to do something for God. So that's kind of how I operate.

I have met many Roman Catholic theologians who will emphasize as much as any good Protestant preacher that everything comes from the love and grace of God.

No movie has ever been able to provide a catharsis for the Holocaust, and I suspect none will ever be able to provide one for 9/11. Such subjects overwhelm art.

Imagination is the only true thing in the world!