There are no easy words for the insights of the spirit, and approximate language used in good faith can cause approximate truths to spread like a disease.

Autumn in my garden is when trees give their tickertape welcome to winter.

Counting your blessings is a better cure for insomnia than counting sheep - you can fall asleep before you get through half of them.

Time-honoured insights are often trivialised as cliches.

I believe in the relatedness of all forms of life from the simplest to the most complex. We humans share the same family tree as all life on earth, back to the first stirrings in the primal ocean.

She inhaled a worry. She exhaled a prayer." Mary Lou Quinlan, author

Grandma, please don’t go. I’m frightened., Grandma. I need you!” “…never be afraid, Cassie. There’s nothing frightening in the dark if you just face it…

The principles of the Kingdom of God make it possible to live life at its highest level.

You don't have the right to hold somebody accountable for standards you refuse to apply to yourself.

Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.

I had many years where I just worked from film to film to film. And then all of a sudden I went: "Where did I put my bags down? Where's my little place I call home?"

The key to staying together is making sure you guys like each other and need each other.

My public image is so low-key, but I get to travel the world and still have an audience and it's really amazing. I don't take that for granted.

I believe that voices like Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, Ralph Nader should be heard. They don't have to be president. Give 'em a chance.

Make it a principle for yourself to no longer accept negativity.