Most humans recognize their ruin, but they carry on regardless.

It is striking how history, when resting on the memory of men, always touches the bounds of mythology.

Every generation is equidistant from God.

He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it.

History is no criminal court

In schoolbooks and in literature we can separate ecclesiastical and political history; in the life of mankind they are intertwined.

Calvin was virtually the founder of America.

All ages are equidistant from eternity, and just as immediately accessible to God's presence.

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

We need to remain childlike. Children don't dream of being insignificant.

I imagined calling in to my own radio show: Yeah hi, I'm a werewolf, and I'm stuck in a cabin in the woods with another werewolf and a werewolf hunter.

I will begin to speak, when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid.

When I was 18 I was an emotional wreck and I couldn't imagine having to deal with some kind of fame.

Wilt Chamberlain lied when he said he had 20,000 women.

In my career, whether it's a big or a small movie, when I've worked on something for a long time, like [Ivan] Drago in Rocky IV, they start to take on a life of their own.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men.

Living in America, I became aware of many issues and went through a period of politicization