It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

Tis Fate that flings the dice, And as she flingsOf kings makes peasants, And of peasants kings.

Your true home is in the here and the now.

I just want to see around beautiful things. I don't realise how much I miss out on just seeing beautiful scenery.

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false.

What I love about making movies is that it's a collaboration. It's one of the most rewarding things, to create something and have someone show you something that you didn't see, and vice versa.

How do you prevent a little sociopath from becoming a big, full-blown sociopath? Sit on him.

Fame is everywhere; the 15 minutes are now the dominant themes of our times.

Eisenhower was a pretty peace-oriented president. Truman was a pretty hawkish. I would argue, if we had more time, I would argue Truman had a lot to do with getting the Cold War going.

I would love to put out music that was just stunning or soul-baring or whatever. But I don't think I have the voice for it.

The first time I got onstage was when I was about 5 years old. It was at a church social, and I had a poem to recite.