Inside every human being, there is unlimited time and space.

She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar.

The phoenix must burn to emerge.

I know it feels like you have all these options and when you make a decision, you lose a world of possibilities. But the reality is, until you make a decision, you have nothing at all.

Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I've told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.

Their love as a dragonfly, skimming over echo park, stoppin to visit the lotus. Eating dreams and drinking blue sky.

How right that the body changed over time, becoming a gallery of scars, a canvas of experience, a testament to life and one's capacity to endure it.

It's such a liability to love another person.

Find someone who will tremble for your touch, someone whose fingers are a poem.

Memory is the fourth dimension to any landscape.

Beauty was empty as a gourd, vain as a parakeet. But it had power. It smelled of musk and oranges and made you close your eyes in a prayer.

Defeat anger, stop using it as a shield against truth, and you will find the compassion you need to forgive the people you love.

You can't drink from the cup while you're filling it up.

I would love to occasionally do English-speaking films, but the script is as important for me as the director.

When you study in the Scripture, the Scripture clearly teaches we're not our own.

God has a sense of humor. If you don't believe me, tomorrow go to wal-mart and just look at people.

It is not in our drawing-rooms that we should look to judge of the intrinsic worth of any style of dress. The street-car is a truer crucible of its inherent value.

...when men ignite in their hearts a religious fury, they inflict at the same time a blindness on their eyes.

Through faith we learn to believe the evidence of our eyes.

I have a beautiful wife and a wonderful support system and I think in those low moments, I could never thank them enough.

We make every effort to see that our actions live up to our words and be vigilant with regards to our behavior.