Write the best story that you can and write it as straight as you can.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Jesus reveals who He is through the living Word.

I intend to introduce legislation that will make police accountable for their actions and limit uses of force in cases where it is unnecessary.

Every culture has contributed to maths just as it has contributed to literature. It's a universal language; numbers belong to everyone.

It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.

Ugh! Why can't Hell stay where it's at? Why does it always have to break loose?

I think it's good to have an old fashioned musical as well as new musicals. There's a lot of room for different shows.

The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I don't really want to hang out with politicians.

You know, I've got a confession to make myself. I'm not really a priest, I've just got my shirt on backwards.

Mort was hurt by this. It was one thing not to want to marry someone, but quite another to be told they didn't want to marry you.