There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the nut.

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.

Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human freedom.

The great virtue of parents is a great dowry.

It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things money can't buy.

Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.

There is a science to living well and art to experiencing the good life, and it begins with wisdom.

Women were expected to sit in the pews, receiving messages from men in the pulpit. Their role was to recognize God in their pastor, not to expect or demand that he recognize God in them.

Whoever said kindness should be earned is wrong. A kick in the shins is earned - kindness should be a given.

You have to go through those mountains and valleys - because that's what life is: soul growth.

To shed the past, forget the future and fall into the moment feet first.

I prefer live musicians whenever possible. And I tailor the ensemble to what is appropriate for the film and the score I'm writing.

Justice remains the greatest power on earth. To that tremendous power alone will we submit.

God... Please keep my eyes focused on the only target worth hitting - Christlikeness!

I really value passion for the product above experience.

One of the things I try to be very careful of is not taking a movie when I know I have no inspiration left.