I think most religious people experience just as much doubt as they do faith; they just don’t admit it. (13)

When you wish for something over and over again and it doesn't come true, something else happens; not only do you give up, but you resent your wish and you resent wishing.

The thing with restaurant talk is you’re not supposed to take it to heart.

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.

The monkeys, she explained, were considered reincarnated politicians, which made Rue laugh and the stick entirely understandable.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.

Any schoolboy could see that man as a force must be measured by motion, from a fixed point.

We knew that, in doing something that's based around the world of the movie and how popular that is, we really wanted to do the biggest show that we've ever done, in terms of the look of the show.

I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don't, but I still always have a way of telling a story.

The highest form of love is to be the protector of another person’s solitude.

I feel like I know it is from my heart and God knows it is for a good cause, it is not necessary to be made public.

I do not want to be admired. I want to give, to be given, and solitude in which to unfold my possessions.