God is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.

Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice.

The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

Success is like water, the more thirsty you are for it is the more you will drink it, and you'll need it forever to survive.

Mindful living is a conscious way of living – noticing the beauty of life in every moment.

A fair-minded person tries to see both sides of an argument.

I need my career. That's what validates me.

I think most people are decent people. I don't know if they could stand the pressure he's under, but most people aspire to be decent people.

Yesterday Michael Phelps set an all-time Olympic record for most medals. Phelps has so much gold on his chest he's been asked to join the cast of 'Jersey Shore.'

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

Ads represent the main channel of intellectual and artistic effort in the modern world.

It seems whether we have a tendency towards being flexible or structured affects how we create, how we parent, how we work.

My other bodily ailments have become mere matters of history.