America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.

Facing your fears robs them of their power.

There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.

An instant family classic that is utterly unique but reminiscent of films like 'E.T.,' 'Sound of Music' and 'Life Is Beautiful.'

Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.

I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.

My mantra is: Realize you're going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn't mean I'm not frightened of it.

You've heard the saying, 'Analysis creates paralysis.' You can't be 100 percent sure of anything.

I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith.

You have to treat every hour of television you're given like a $100 million movie, and with 'A.D.,' we stepped it up even a stage further.

If it sounds good, it is good.

To set goals and pursue them, we must have a desire to dream of things some would think to be impossible.

Sometimes, a word succeeds beyond the wildest dreams of its creators, like a virus sent into the world to infect common speech.

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is.

Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

Mr. and Mrs. Boffin sat staring at mid-air, and Mrs. Wilfer sat silently giving them to understand that every breath she drew required to be drawn with a self-denial rarely paralleled in history.

If you make enough bad decisions, every once in a while things work out for you.

One man in the right will finally get to be a majority.

To establish what is true is very difficult. Frequently it is easier to establish what is false. And, passing through the false, it's possible to understand something about truth.