Extraordinary power exists in a trial of patience. Few endure their trials well enough to discover this.

When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.

I love you" means I want you to be happy.

Music is happiness with a steady pulse.

Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.

Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.

Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.

Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.

Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.

The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Classics postures, when practiced with discrimination and awareness, bring the body, mind, and consciousness into a single, harmonious whole.

Can a president who’s presided over, and possibly encouraged, Chinese-style surveillance of The Land of the Free honestly expect to serve out his full term?

What does a philosopher demand of himself, first and last? To overcome his time in himself, to become "timeless.

I am sure that no traveler seeing things through author spectacles can see them as they are.

As an actor, I usually try and keep my motivation within the context of what the character is going through.

You can't afford to make the shark look good so you do most of it with ominous music and a fin.

My dad is a loving person. He would never disown me. At some point we will be together again. I love my father, and he loves me.

LA doesn't have the heart of a paper cup.

Rome wasn't built in a day, and neit'er was Syracuse.