There is no more interesting place in the world to meet characters than a movie set.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

Persistence with hope has infinite power, it can create new ways when there is no way.

Patience Always Gives You The Best Reward When The Time Is Right....

When you juice books from a library you are taking the history and imagination that has accumulated over so many years there.

I definitely don't get recognized so I don't have to deal with that.

To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.

What you eat is the most political thing you do every day

The strange thing about writing is that it's so easy to write a novel. It is really easy. But it's getting there to the point where it's easy that's hard. The hard part is to get there.

Ignore the awful times, and concentrate on the good ones.

I've never tried to learn the art of acting. I have been in the business for years but I still can't tell what acting is or how it's done.

Stupidity is the only natural capital offense.