Everything we do affects other people.

Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of friendships and the need to rely upon the very people I'd abused.

The Seventh Day Adventist Church believes that it was specially chosen by God to prepare the world for the Second Coming of His Son Jesus.

I believed that English-speaking people had a divine mission to civilize the world by making it western, democratic and Christian.

I knew in my gut that there was something wrong with a system that couldn't fire its incompetents, and I had my share of incompetent college teachers.

One in 150 kids is autistic these days. The autism spectrum is growing.

I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual.

Looking back, I wince at the careless way I tossed out my opinions.

I teethed on books of heroes such as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and King David.

I'm not jumping into anything fast. I'm an actor that likes to choose my work and there's an element of good taste to my work.

I've often thought that my lack of intimacy with those around me is the fault of those around me.

Money never goes out of fashion.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

I guess I'm odd-looking. I'm skinny. But I'm not only skinny - I'm oddly shaped.

We tend to select top men for their character and capacity, then overload them according to their willingness.

Do I have bad days? Absolutely. But there are ways to overcome these things and that's perhaps what I do differently: I don't allow myself to dwell day after day on my imperfections.

It is from the center that leaders must lead.

I might become an ascetic, live in India. A little rice is about the best I can do now.

I couldn't have thought of her more. Even vacancy was crowded with her.

There are more active volcanoes beneath the sea than on land by two orders of magnitude.

Giving men marriage tips is a little like offering Vikings a free booklet titled How Not to Pillage.