An element of abstention, of restraint, must enter into all finer joys.

It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed.

The worst danger of the mystic is as always a quest of spiritual privilege leading to aloofness from the common lot.

Luxury, like a minimum wage, is a relationship; it changes as we change.

the suppression of war is not the equivalent of peace.

war to win peace is at best a dangerously illogical method.

Reality, like beauty, is in relationship and there only.

Hard times ain't quit and we ain't quit.

With greater confidence in yourself and your abilities, you will set bigger goals, make bigger plans and commit yourself to achieving objectives that today you only dream about.

On my first day shooting '13 Going on 30,' Jennifer Garner had yellow tulips sent to my trailer. I'll never forget them.

Routine is a ground to stand on, a wall to retreat to; we cannot draw on our boots without bracing ourselves against it.

I'm not going to be a rebel and offend anybody, but I'm not going to live in somebody else's image.

Stupid how the mind will try to distract itself.

It's clear, it's fresh, like a mint candy.

In all of our deeds God looks at the intention, whether we do it for His sake, or for the sake of some other intention.

More time on the problem isn't the way. More guts is. When you expose yourself to the opportunities that scare you, you create something scarce, something others won't do.

In the darkest times of your life, your praise to God should be the loudest. Let the enemy know you're not afraid of the dark.