Because Brenda [Carlin] had a drinking problem along with the coke, she had to hit bottom first. Most alcoholics do. And for her, bottom was an automobile accident that almost landed her in jail.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me . . they’re cramming for their final exam.

I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered, what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Some people have no idea what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.

All the media and the politicians ever talk about is things that separate us, things that make us different from one another

Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

There is a planet named Pluto, but we don't have one named Goofy. Goofy would be a good name for this planet. It certainly qualifies.

Tearing money is an impiety, like throwing away bread.

I shot "Footloose" nearby and we used to hike. Very fond memories.

For those who are still merely vegetarian and not yet vegan, I ask, what in heaven's name are you waiting for?

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

A mouse in the paws is worth two in the pantry.

How easy it is to repel and release every impression which is troublesome and immediately to be tranquil.

If I were a chocolate I'd eat myself. Seriously, we're all interested in ourselves and what other people are saying about us to some extent.

We may believe that we shall know each other's forms hereafter; and in the bright fields of the better land call the lost dead to us.

What is it but a map of busy life, Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns?

When we feel how God was in our sorrows, we shall trust the more blessedly that He will be in our deaths.