...the sole thing of which any man can be deprived is the present; since this is all he owns, and nobody can lose what is not his.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Love ~ Truth ~ Freedom are three words that mean the same, and none may exist without the other present.

What people commonly call fate is mostly their own stupidity.

We only make a dupe of the friend whose advice we ask, for we never tell him all; and it is usually what we have left unsaid that decides our conduct.

I think ... that things are a little bit up for grabs right now.

Think back over your day and consider when God spoke. How did you sense it, or why did you fail to sense it at the time? It is often between the lines and in the empty places where we hear God.

In the manger God loves you; through the cross God saves you. But has he taken you to his home? Not yet.

When I make a film, I'm not doing it purely for political reasons. If I just wanted to do that, I'd run for office.

Love is the supreme value around which all moral values can be integrated into one ethical system valid for the whole of humanity.

Worship is about God relationship. I need to remember to keep it that simple.