A Christian never falls asleep in the fire or in the water, but grows drowsy in the sunshine.

Make me like a little child, Simple, teachable, and mild; Seeing only in Thy light; Walking only in Thy might!

Avoid all controversy in preaching, talking, or writing; preach nothing down but the devil, and nothing up but Jesus Christ.

All decays begin in the closet; no heart thrives with out much secret converse with God, and nothing will make amends for the want of it.

Run, John, and work, the law commands, Yet give me neither feet nor hand.Much better new the Gospel brings:It bids me fly and gives me winds.

No heart thrives without much secret converse with God and nothing will make amends for the want of it.

The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.

They're not parallel at all. They're my concerns, but how they're expressed particularly on the page is completely divorced from who I am in my street life.

There are certain people whom one feels almost inclined to urge to hurry up and die so that their letters can be published.

I should like to make films that are not lowering to the spirit. A new building can be very harrowing, I should like to give people a chance to whistle.

When you have 8,000 veterans a year committing suicide, then you have a serious problem.

I think the fact that I created something and had an enormous influence is indisputable.

If the Muslims keep their heads cool and accept progress as a means and not an end in itself, they may pass on to Western man the lost secret of life's sweetness.

Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.

Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal.

I've always been involved with all aspects of my careers. Being behind the camera seems as natural as in front.