Cruel people offer pity when they no longer feel threatened. However, kind people offer compassion and understanding regardless.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

They suppress the truth rather than take the consequence of telling it, and in so doing prove themselves a part of the human family.

Many states have laws against cousin marriage, which I think are ridiculous - people should be allowed to make that choice.

Well, I'm British. I'm proud to be British and I love this country. I'm going nowhere.

Patriotism corrupts history.

Association with women is the basis of good manners.

People still come to Baltimore and say, "I didn't realize you made documentaries."

If someone were to say, 'Well, what would you have done differently?' I'd say, 'Nothing'. I think you need to make mistakes.

I use contemporary media to reanimate sites and places with images of their own lost histories.

God promises to meet our needs, not our greeds.

There has to be room for people to make mistakes and lead their own lives.