If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon bits of rock.

Gratitude takes less energy than anger.

Some of the smartest men have a hard time comprehending the obvious.

Things don't ever stay the same. Natural beginnings come to natural or unnatural ends.

There isn't a simple person anywhere in this world.

If her enemies were Brigan's friends and her friends were Brigan's enemies, then the two of them could walk through the world arm in arm and never be hit by arrows again.

There will be no yelling at people who are bleeding themselves to unconsciousness.

You're the queen, and it's the queen's house, and whatever Brigan may accomplish, he's highly unlikely ever to be queen.

And of course she understood now why her body wanted to run whenever he appeared. It was a correct instinct, for there was nothing to be got from this but sadness.

He thinks we're made of money.

Do you understand? I don't want you to do a thing if you don't understand it.

The fog may seem thick but the sun will surely pierce through and brighten up the sky. Allow yourself to continue to rest on the wings of God's love and watch yourself learn to soar high.

Our prayers are granted as soon as we have prayed, even though the process of fulfilling our requests has not yet begun.

A good presentation = Conviction + Story + Message. Subject does not matter.

One of the surest signs of the estimated changes in the consciousness of the American proletariat is to be found in the character of the demands now being put forward by the leadership.

Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.

The larger the price tag, the more you have to adopt what I call the postmodern management approach. What I mean by that is that you have to use everything when you make a decision.

I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just one performance.

Outside are the storms and strangers: we — Oh, close, safe, warm sleep I and she, — I and she!

You know what the most destructive force in the universe is? Regret.

Honestly, I'm on the road so much that I never really get a chance to go to baseball games.