I was just another long-haired teenage kid with visions of grandeur, strumming a tennis racket or a broom in front of his bedroom mirror.

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.

Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don't, who will?

As for his secret to staying married: "My wife tells me that if I ever decide to leave, she is coming with me."

We all need to be blind sometimes in order to see.

Miracles happen everyday, change your perception of what a miracle is and you'll see them all around you.

Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.

It's easy to say, 'I love you,' to someone, but it's more meaningful to thank someone for loving you.

Just because someone has fancy sneakers doesn't mean they can run faster.

Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.

The Antichrist . . . will be the embodiment of evil, and will have great power to deceive those who choose to follow him.

'No' and 'Yes' are words quickly said but they need a great amount of thought before you utter them.

As Shakespeare himself knew, the peace, the reconciliation that he created on the stage would not last an hour on the street.

Just remember, the language of gesture is more effective than the spoken word. Body language is very powerful. Bring the balance within you and project that balance.

The man is best served who has no occasion to put the hands of others at the end of his own arms.

I've flown out of character so many times. In that sense I've been lucky, because I've been given the liberty to do just about anything I've wanted to do in my lifetime.

When you're together with someone for some time, you will automatically depend on them as if they were a crutch. And then it ends.

The goal of 'The Purpose Driven Life' is to help people develop a heart for the world.

I'm as guilty as anyone, because I helped to herald the digital era with Jurassic Park. But the danger is that it can be abused to the point where nothing is eye-popping any more.