You cannot take credit for your talents. It is what you do with them that counts.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

After what she's been through, there really should be crime scene tape around her heart.

Imitations produce pain or pleasure, not because they are mistaken for realities, but because they bring realities to mind.

A great city a great solitude.

I am an Aries. Although I do not believe in astrology, I think this is exactly the right sign to have been born under.

Percentages are why I am rich.

Truth is something we discover by carrying it out. It is not a list of statements, but a direction of life.

Forgiven sin is better than accumulated wrath.

I'm a happily married man and I think to get married you have to be optimistic.

I don't believe anyone doubts the American people's values or the commitment of the American government or the government's agencies to advancing those values and defending those values.

If you have any duty which must be done, and it seems disagreeable, do it promptly and have it over.