I wanted to tell a story that interested me as much in the telling as in the watching.

Everyone has a little bit of Howard and Chad in them. I think there's Christine in all men as well.

I think Christine and Chad are on the opposite extremes of the spectrum. Christine is a model victim, and Chad is a model perpetrator, and Howard is closer to the middle.

We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name - we call it recycling.

In a relationship you have to open yourself up.

My best male friend is my best friend until he crosses me. We're all protective of the self.

If we put the camera on ourselves, our friends and neighbors, we'll come up with some scary stuff.

There is a lot of absurdity sometimes, not just in Mormonism but often in other religions that want to pretend that no bad happens in their church, rather than taking care of what bad does happen.

The future is now. It's time to grow up and be strong. Tomorrow may well be too late.

Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful.

Everyone has a story.

The darkness of ignorance, blindfold us.

He who has never imitated anyone is known as one with intelligence.

You the human are the highest temple of God. I would rather worship you, than worship any temple, image or book.

You couldn't change a river into a sea, but you could trace a new channel for it to follow.

I don't really know a lot about these 'anti-protest' laws. I'm only vaguely aware of them, but I don't have enough detailed knowledge about them to comment.

A phenomenon like Mozart remains an inexplicable thing.

And this Nation, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will not be fully free until all its citizens are free.

Every reader his or her book. Every book its reader.

If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don't stop, don't put it down.

The more purely God's word is preached, the more deeply it pierces and the more kindly it works.