Great stories move through fear.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

If we knew how much God loved us and was for us, we’d talk to Him all day long.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.

When I hear that "Possession is the grave of love, " I remember that a religion may begin with the resurrection.

The best mirror is an old friend.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

The materials of city planning are sky space trees steel and cement in that order and in that hierarchy.

When you speak of heaven, let your face light up...When you speak of hell well then, your everyday face will do.

Convictions are the mainsprings of action, the driving powers of life. What a man lives are his convictions.

Who ever heard of Casablanca? I don't want to star opposite some unknown Swedish broad.

When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious.

The key to the understanding and to the full comprehension of all that the Prophets have said is found in the knowledge of the figures, their general ideas, and the meaning of each word they contain.

Stars hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires: The eyes wink at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears, when it is done, to see