I softly sink into the bath of sleep: With eyelids shut, I see around me close The mottled, violet vapors of the deep, That wraps me in repose.

The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.

Imperfect people are all god has ever had to work with. That must be terribly frustrating to him, but he deals with it. So should we.

Have confidence in who you are and don’t be afraid to go for what you really want in life.

The Church is not a monastery for the isolation of perfect people. It is more like a hospital provided for those who wish to get well.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

Hope on. Journey on. Honestly acknowledge your questions and your concerns, but first and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe.

Above all, never lose faith in your Father in Heaven, who loves you more than you can comprehend.

God doesn't care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go.

God expects you not simply to face the future; He expects you to embrace and shape the future--to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities.

Pure Christlike love flowing from true righteousness can change the world.

But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years.

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

I never had the dream to be a great designer. My focus was just to do beautiful things.

I have a philosophy, a belief, which I can see in many, many other directors that your early work is your best work, because you don't know what you're doing.

An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.

If there is a heaven, it must be here on earth because the earth is so beautiful.

The spiritual life is always about letting go. It is never about holding on.

It lasted but a year of two, till all the routes were done. The pace so fast that most forgot that climbing could be fun.

The tragedy of Africa is that Africans are in the business of canonizing thieves and demonizing its saints.

As an actor, you can't say, "I'm going to try to be cool at all cost when I do this," because that's the opposite of what you need to do as an actor.