Belief compelled through fear is not belief, it is blind and forced obedience.

Hell was never God's intention. It is man's invention. It is a human-manufactured religious icon, no less idolatrous than deifying a statue.

Life is about happiness—not about success.

Never be rigid on an action plan that always fails, freezes and frustrates. Perhaps what you need is a change of your methods you run with the peak velocity!

I believe that things we cry over because they are lost, can never be compared to things we will receive because of our loses. God is a great restorer!

We cut the throat of a calf and hang it up by the heels to bleed to death so that our veal cutlet may be white

Happiness will be there if you want to be happy.

I believe that the American people ought to be part of the conversation about what's happening in our economy, and what's happening in Washington and what's happening on Wall Street.

I looked around for God's judgments, but saw no signs of them.

Tantric Buddhism means that we become mature adults and we learn the reality of chaos theory.

In making films, I'm constantly looking for people who are in conflict and who are going to surprise you and challenge you.

Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty.