I would like to explain that I consider prayer above all an act of gratitude for existence.

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

The seed of an urban legend find fertile soil at the corner of tragedy and imagination.

I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.

As far as I know, no one in the Kaufman or Hart clan was the basis for anyone in the play. I think we all wish we had a Grandpa, Penny, and Mr. De Pinna in our families.

When you are fundamentally committed to something that is right, you just decide to go down fighting. Period.

There are enough stories about my family. We have all been in the public eye.

Others say that that's not good for the country [to resist Donald's Trump ] and that they should work with this new administration on policies.

There is no such thing as a Christian child: only a child of Christian parents.

I don't know if I always want to be in front of the camera. I love producing, I love the camaraderie. I love the adventures. I love the stress.

In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable.

I mean, I'm just speaking of my own experiences and my own desires, and it's a kind of a childlike wonder that could really possibly speculate on other dimensions.