A tightly woven argument is more impermeable to the frigid winds of criticism.

Freedom can be an acquired taste for those who have never savored it.

Unless you break free from the shackles of beauty as dictated by the media and society, true beauty will be elusive.

Is a tree any less beautiful because it has lost a limb?

History and beauty lie in the baroque wrinkles of old cathedrals. mosques, synagogues, temples and faces whose stories are told without a single word.

The candy colored coral snake.The iridescent blue-ringed octopus.Décolletage.Beware of conspicuous beauty.Its venom can be deadly.

She walks in beauty.I am trampled by it.She swims in beauty.I drown in it.

Roll in the snow.Shower in the rain.Bask in the sun.Weatherproof your soul.

Hard and dry, a chickpea is inedible.Hard and dry, a heart is unlovable.Presoak it in dance, music and art.

Beholdthe azure sea in front of you, the turquoise sky above you, the amber mountain beneath your feet, and the golden daisy in your hands.How are you not the richest person on earth?

Start a rumor aboutpeace taking over, love being the new black, and compassion going viral.

That just seems to be the way we’re built.

I know the theological answers, but do my blood and my pulse?

The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal.

I'm the fussiest eater on earth; my husband despairs. I like chicken and pasta, and can't resist milk chocolate. I figure if you're going to do something naughty, make it really enjoyable.

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.

When God gives a command or a vision of truth, it is never a question of what He will do, but what we will do.

No day is wholly unproductive of good.

The creative is always an act of recombination, with something added by new juxtaposition—as making a spark requires two things struck together.

Directing is much more psychological-it's a lot like being a general. And you have to be organized. While you're making a film, you have between two and 500 people asking you a billion questions.

Sure, I've done movies in which I was embarrassed by my performance, or might not have cared for a co-star. Then I'd have to tell lies, like, 'Oh, we love each other; everything was perfect!'