I know people with PTSD, and it's very real and very hard. But it doesn't change your core character.

The generosity, to me it’s less about the money and more about the support and the idea that people still care and love what Chris stood for and love him.

Giving up control and just trying to be happy at the moment has proven to be the best thing for me.

Sometimes you will think you can't take it another day. But if you hang in there, one step at a time, you will be able to accomplish more than you ever imagine.

My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones.

With the persistent loud voice, fool asks us to respect serenity.

I hated the bangs in the war: I always felt a silent war would be more tolerable.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

It is one thing to touch a flame and know it is hot, but quite another to jump into that flame and be consumed by it.

Our human impulse is to control everything, but fiction seems to me to be about allowing an element of mystery into the text.

Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion.

I've met some people who were very proud of their humility.

When we eat mindfully, we consume exactly what we need to keep our bodies, our minds, and the Earth healthy. When we practice like this, we reduce suffering for ourselves and for others.

In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh.

It is America, I don't want the government trying to control more of my life. I want less government control, and I think there are too many government regulations, laws and taxes on the books.