A woman’s mission centered on home and family — vital spheres of ministry to be sure, but only a slice of the vast mission God originally cast by calling women to rule and subdue the earth.

The noble calling to rule and subdue the earth in God’s name was perverted, as male and female tried to rule and subdue each other.

Jesus won the war, and the rest of history is simply mopping up.

To be nobody-but-yourself-in a world which is doing its best night and day to make you everybody else-means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.

I have the longing that all writers have for new ears to pour my words into.

...there was no such thing as curses. People make and break their own fortunes -they are the masters of their own fate.

[Out To Sea] was like a dream come true for me, because I got to work with Jack [Lemmon] and Walter [Matthau], who were unbelievable.

I feel very lucky that when I'm burnt out of acting I take to the pen and I write something I want to direct.

Mystery is part of each life, and maybe it is healthier to uphold it than to spend a lifetime in search of half-made answers.

Lord, you are my lover, my longing, my flowing stream, my sun, and I am your reflection.

our rights come from our Creator and it is impossible to define America if you do not talk in public about where your rights come from.

I'm ready to see that new RZA movie [The Man With The Iron Fists] too, it looks kind of Tarantino-ish.

I've always wanted to work with Blair, and finally the timing was right. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I think he's a hugely underrated actor in Hollywood.