The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.

There cannot be perfect civilization until Man realizes that the rights of every living creature are as sacred as his own.

Wisdom is knowing. Skill is know how to do it. Virtue is doing it.

Whatever you attempt, go at it with spirit.

There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.

When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!

The problem of life is not to make life easier, but to make men stronger.

Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for

To say no at the right time, and then stand by it, is the first element of success. He is the wise man who, for all his life, can keep mind and soul and body clean.

All war is murder, robbery, trickery, and no nation ever escaped losses of men, prosperity and virility. War knows no victor.

Raw power without Godly obedience is a long walk off a short conscience.

Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.

I was a little shocked at how adult some of the humor was, because I was never that into animation before and when I watched 'Shrek' I really laughed out loud.

I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.

One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're a star you're dead already. You're embalmed.

I couldn't write a song to save my life. I wouldn't say that I started to panic, but I was definitely getting frustrated. I couldn't even cross a t or dot an i.

We cannot rely upon the silenced to tell us they are suffering.

My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research.

It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.

I think I'm too young to be a mogul. I think I'm too young for that.