I am convinced that it is not the fear of death, of our lives ending that haunts our sleep so much as the fear... that as far as the world is concerned, we might as well never have lived.

Pain is part of being alive and we need to learn that. Pain does not last forever nor is it necessarily unbearable and we need to be taught that.

God is like a mirror. The mirror never changes but everybody who looks at it sees something different.

Caring about others running the risk of feeling and leaving an impact on people brings happiness.

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.

One has to manage alone as best one can. (Karin Bergman)

Satisfaction is not the achievement of what we want, but the awareness of what we have.

Not once in her life had Darcy wanted to thumb her nose at danger and rip the clothes off a man, but she was contemplating that very thing.

A day's impact is better than a month of dead pull.

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.

Anyone who survives a southern childhood has enough material to last a lifetime.

In my estimation, more misery has been created by reformers than by any other force in human history.

Pause and remember - Slow and steady will get you where you want to go. If you put too much pressure on yourself for results too quickly, you will quickly give up.

People want to see musicians sing things that come from their own mind and own heart in real time, responding to the moment for them.

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do...Try to be better than yourself.