Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day.

On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.

Sometimes you have to be selfish to be selfless.

The simple act of caring is heroic.

Let us begin by doing our best to do our best, every single time, no matter what, forever.

Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.

Fear is the only true enemy, born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate.

What I want to be is an actor, not a star.

Others are responsible for their actions toward you, but you are responsible for your reactions. Always be considerate and kind with your actions.

What we call spirit is our universal consciousness. We can also call it atomic consciousness. Every atom is conscious and knows everything that is going on around it at every moment.

I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.

Judge Samuel Alito's accomplishments in life are the embodiment of the American dream.

No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a sign of a misunderstanding of the ends of art.

The library (in the migrant community) I grew up in was my only link to the outside world.

Perfume is magic. It's mystery. We recreate the smell of a flower. Of wood. Of grass. We capture the essence of life. Liquefy it. We store memories. We make dreams.

Men are most apt to believe what they least understand.

There can be a true grandeur in any degree of submissiveness, because it springs from loyalty to the laws and to an oath, and not from baseness of soul.

If you reach the people nobody wants, God will give you the people everybody wants.