I wonder if God hears prayers if the only time you make them is when you’re in trouble.

You can be spiritual all by yourself. Everybody has a soul. But to be religious, it seems like you need other people, and then sometimes it becomes more about the people than the soul.

Porches could be cleaned with a broom in a few minutes, but the soul could not be swept. It had to be shaken. And shaking the loess from a soul took a lifetime and more strength than most people had.

There are struggles you cannot win, but a man can meet his own heart if value is found in loss. Give yourself permission to cry.

The power of our country relies on the character that comes out of each of our homes.

The world has a way of dragging down our mood.

He knew that prejudice was a necessary part of the weak spirit of some men.

Time does not heal, but it can liberate. A race run well can never be lost.

Hope was always hard to find in the darkness.

Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes.

There is no end to the hatred in men, but there is an end to the hatred in a man. If your hatred is just, and deeds will get you to the end of it, then go and do what must be done.

If you are God’s, there is nothing impossible for you

You seen it, was it as pretty as me?

It doesn't take a military genius to see we'll all be crispy critters after World War III.

Whether I'm in front of the camera, behind the camera, at my computer writing a novel or a screenplay, as long as I get to entertain someone out there, I'm happy.

The goal of spiritual life is not altered states, but altered traits

Man is my brother, and I am nearer related to him through his vices than I am through his virtue.

Michael Flynn was one of Trump's top national security advisors throughout the campaign.

Studios are an assembly line. They can be a very good assembly line. As a producer, you concentrate on one project at a time. As an executive, you're in charge of a slate.

I don't put cash in my Louis Vuitton wallet. I have it thrown around my bag - jut a whole bunch of hundreds, maybe $5,000.

During the course of filming 'Top Chef,' I gain 15 lbs., so I'm used to needing two dress sizes.