Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry or confusion; To love everybody sincerely; To act in everything with the highest motives; To trust God unhesitatingly.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

The most formidable thing standing between your dreams and you

I'm not someone who likes to be in the whole Hollywood tabloids.

The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong.

A book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.

There has to be a common sense cutoff for craziness, and when that threshold is exceeded, then the criteria for publication should get far, far more stringent.

Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to have made a lot of difference to my audience that I'm as bald as a billiard ball!

As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.

When in fear, it is safest to force the attack.

Anyone that enjoys his work is a pleasure to work with.