And we mustn't lose our sense of humor, " Mrs. Which said. "The only way to cope with something deadly serious is to try to treat it a little lightly.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

Gratitude opens your eyes to the endless opportunities that expectation has hidden.

I resolve to write a new chapter of my life every new day in the New Year.

Forgiveness is the ultimate liberator of our mind, body, and spirit.

I've always wanted to find the rules that govern everything. It's amazing that such rules exist. It's even more amazing that we can find them.

For a filmmaker, it's a rare chance to do a personal film on a big canvas.

North Korea has certainly, in the past, used detainees to initiate diplomatic exchanges with the United States.

I don't want to rip families apart. I don't want to be sending parents away from children.

I saw Hamlet Prince of Denmark played; but now the old plays begin to disgust this refined age.

I have the feeling that we are in such a hurry that we do not have time to look at one another and smile.

People have been asking me for a couple of years when I am going to retire, and I think that now is the right time.