Despite tribulation, distress, famine, peril, and sword, God had allowed them all to emerge as conquerors.

Remember, son, you're most afraid when you can think of no one but yourself.

And it is seldom easy to convince a person that he is playing the fool.

A little care and a dash of creativity can transform the simplest items into great expressions of love.

I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.

I tell you I look forward with terror to her [Germany] making war upon us again in ten years.

You're better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup.

We may never understand illnesses such as cancer. In fact, we may never cure it. But an ounce of prevention is worth more than a million pounds of cure.

Life's metaphors are God's instructions.

I don't need a belt to make me. I make the belt. I feel great and that's all that matters. I'm still heavyweight champion of the world.

I hate violence. When I hold a gun, I feel death in my hands, but it's fun to pretend in the movies.

To be useful to others and to be useful to myself is definitely a better place to be.

I kind of thought when I was 30 that you're as good as your going to get. And that's not true.