When a person goes into a relationship emotionally needy, they are not going to have discernment in choosing people.

My nemesis - my downfall, if you will - was relationships, and trying to fulfill them.

Happiness can be just as contagious as misery.

You would not want to be responsible for someone else's happiness, so please do not hold someone else responsible for yours!

Forgiveness isn't about condoning what has happened to you or someone else's actions against you.

Very few cinematographers, other than the Europeans, know how to light women like they used to in the old days.

Why is it that people think staying in a bad relationship is better than being single? Don't they know that being single is the first step to finding a great relationship?

We all have human emotions that rob our lives.

A lot of people got lost in Hollywood while trying to become a star. They lost themselves.

One of the biggest favors that you can do for yourself is to accept your loved ones for who they are, and not be constantly disappointed because they are not who you think they should be.

If you go into a relationship expecting someone else to fill you up, you're doomed right off.

Too often in my life, love has been defined as "humiliation with occasional roses".

This our worldly life is an activity of Nirvana itself

If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.

The best narrative is one of infinite love. A spiritual affair--one not of the material world. Intermingled, with no beginning nor end--it will always stand the test of time.

Anyone who knows me, and most of my fans, know that I have a sense of humor.

If you're not willing to work, you're never going to be able to experience the American Dream.

There is more you can do after you pray, but there is nothing you can do until you pray.

The only things standing between you and the compassionate, wise, and creative person you want to be are matters of choice. Your choice. No one can occupy your generosity except you.

Truth is cold and hard but it is also the first step on the path to hope and salvation.

God alone is real, nothing matters but love for God.