I think that America has an obsession with history, really.

It is our own arrogance and pride that cause pain. The more that we think that we can do anything, the less we realize our complete dependence on God, and the worse the pain becomes.

London is the most multicultural, mixed-race place on Earth.

You can win a talent show and be so famous that you can't walk down the street, but no-one knows you next Monday.

When we forgive someone, the knots are untied and the past is released.

All the rich families who used to own all the British estates have gone bust because their children have blown their money.

The major way to conquer fear is to make a decision.

As your act of dedication in this world you must finally surrender your own life to a life of service.

Oh my God, I could watch Jennifer Coolidge for hours.

There's a history of English literature where the best boils to the top, and Jane Austen stands right at the top of that.

Every penny I've ever saved has been spent on airline tickets to different corners of the world.

But you can build a future out of anything. A scrap, a flicker. The desire to go forward, slowly, one foot at a time. You can build an airy city out of ruins.

Ungrateful people forget what they are not grateful for.

The sky’s dangers offer the eagle more opportunities than the nest’s comfort.

Confidence is the greatest success.

The scenes in 'The Virgin Suicides' where Elle Fanning is ice skating are really amazing.

I know sometimes I can come off like a lonely spinster in a tower. That's not me at all.

We cannot stand through the storms of life based on someone else's faith. We must be fully assured in our own hearts and minds.

Speak Peace sums up decades of healing and peacework. It would be hard to list all the kinds of people who can benefit from reading this book, because it's really any and all of us.

He who is created by television can be destroyed by television.

I grew up with the religion of 'Star Wars,' frankly. That's when I realized there is something bigger out there... and it's called The Force.