I learned that true forgiveness includes total self-acceptance. And out of acceptance wounds are healed and happiness is possible again.

In rejecting secrecy I had also rejected the road to cynicism.

Acceptance says "True this is my situation at the moment. I'll look unblinkingly at the reality of it. But I'll also open my hands to accept willingly whatever a loving Father sends me."

Acceptance says True this is my situation at the moment. I'll look unblink-ingly at the reality of it. But I'll also open my hands to accept willingly whatever a loving Father sends me.

Often God has to shut a door in our face so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go.

So once I shut down my privilege of disliking anyone I choose and holding myself aloof if I could manage it greater understanding growing compassion came to me.

Think big.Dream great dreams.Take action to realize your dreams.

His [Morel's] nature was really like a sheet of paper that has been folded so often in every direction that it is impossible to straighten it out.

Above all things never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.

I wanted to be a pilot, but I was always drawing bodies. When I realised I wanted to pursue something creative, my parents pushed me towards architecture.

Where two motives, neither of them perfectly justifiable, may be assigned, the worst has the chance of being preferred.

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

As an actor, I think most people have a tendency to want to demonstrate that they can act, they can emote.

I'd been living on the streets of New York, and I was sleeping at my friends' houses, sometimes in the subway.

I want to die painting.

True muses stay dreams forever unless artists connect them to exploratory work.