Genius, by its very intensity, decrees a special path of fire for its vivid power.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

O, do not pray for easy lives.

Experiences might teach us to be cautious, but never to be paranoid. Paranoia is a limiter of destiny

I had a daughter and lost her a long while ago. That's too sad a story to go into.

In my career, whether it's a big or a small movie, when I've worked on something for a long time, like [Ivan] Drago in Rocky IV, they start to take on a life of their own.

When I hear a writer say that they ‘put in a call,’ I want to pull my hair out.

I've never known a person focused on yesterday to have a better tomorrow.

I don't know if the police of naming statements would agree with this.

I've always been driven to buck the system.

I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.

He is thinking quietly: I should not have got out of the habit of prayer.

I don't like to plan harmonies too much, because there's something fun that happens when you just sing a pass, then sing another pass, and layer them on top of each other.