I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

The theory must not contradict empirical facts.

I worked in accounting for two and a half years, realized that wasn't what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, and decided I was just going to give comedy a try.

You don’t obey your way into faith (the Pharisees proved that); you believe your way into obedience.

Then they show up at the door and the reality is that they are 5-foot-8, 240 pounds and have not run a mile in years. A background check is not going to help you with that.

Your damnation is your own election, not God’s.

In moviemaking, you learn to pay attention to detail, because so much is in the detail. And when you're shooting, you try to be very alert to what's going on, even if you're tired.

If you enjoyed high school, you were probably a psychopath or a cheerleader. Or possibly both.

I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie.

It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done.