Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.

Do I think all contemporary Christian music is good? No.

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

If I had my life to live over again, I'd run barefoot, relax a bit more, I'd talk more to children, and I'd learn how they laugh.

Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both.

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.

Anybody who's ever gone through a hard time - any outsider's perception, no matter how much information they're given, they have no idea what the person's life is like.

I can look at the future with anticipation. And it's comforting to know that someday, as Christians, we'll be able to look back and have a little more clarity on why certain things in life happened.

I feel a part of the congregation. I've never had to do special music. The kids sing in the choir. It's just normal. We're treated like everybody else.

I count myself really fortunate that I have some lifelong friends. The best thing about a friend is when you are being your own worst enemy a friend can help snap you out of it.

To dream is to have a chest filled with stars, a mind captivated by possibilities and a heart enveloped in imagination.

Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.

I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more.

Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.

I try not to interpret things of the world into a single meaning. Rather, I try the opposite.

Beautiful night, isn't it, Police Girl? It's especially beautiful, of course, if you're a bloodsucker.

Nobody lived my life. Nobody cried my tears. So don't judge me.

Sometimes I can be tactful and sometimes not. It all depends on the mood I'm in.

When people ask me for an autograph I usually ask for a pen and then stab them with it.

I'm sure Proust was a big bore.