Great writers know what to cut out. It's the same in life. Clear ambitions. Clear relationships. This is the stuff of good story.

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.

Don't keep your Muse locked up in the closet. Set them free to dance across the page and what they create will be a masterpiece.

Childhood is the best period of life...

Gossiping's part of witchcraft, ' said Tiffany. 'They're checking to see if they've gone batty yet.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

Shout out to asian girls, let the lights dim some(dim sum).

I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.

You can always look back on having a good defensive day, even if you didn't do anything offensively. You won the game and you contributed.

Those who do not know history will forever remain children

If you've had a cough that lasted weeks, a cough that just doesn't seem to go away, chances are it was pertussis.

I don't think there are that many awesome roles out there, whether we're talking about movies or TV.