I never say I'm an "ist" of any kind unless I know how the other person is defining it.

But nothing is more opaque than absolute transparency.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.

Canada was built on dead beavers.

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you.

We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.

You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself.

Nature is to zoos as God is to churches.

If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia.

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.

The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.

I believe most people are good, even deep down, even if you have to dig a little - although some people can tempt one to pick up a shovel and actually put that to the test.

Your actions create an "energy vortex" that draws in the necessary ingredients for your venture.

The very first things that I did, even in theater, were bad guys. They are meaty roles for the most part. With the bad guy you have more freedom to experiment and go further out than with a good guy.

If you're taking care of your family and society and are comfortable you can start to think about helping those most in need globally. That's how we became engaged in those things.

Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work - that's what makes you unique.

If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.

What you want, when you want it. As opposed to everything you could ever want, even when you don't.

The body of a young woman is God's greatest achievement...Of course, He could have built it to last longer but you can't have everything.

Sir, with no intention to take offence, I deny your right to put words into my mouth.