It is simply absurd to say you believe, or even want to believe, in Him, if you do not do anything He tells you.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks.

Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.

Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.

No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

Know the history of the great ancestors.

The moment you awake, you know the mystery of life.

The votes elected officials make should be based on the best interests of the American people, not the fear of retribution when shadowy groups spend millions of dollars on negative advertisements.

Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life.

If you decide that you're going to do only the things you know are going to work, you're going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table.

I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.

I had a cancer scare in the early 90s, and for a few months, I wondered if I would make it.

I don't have to be good because they think I'm going to be good.

If you don't visit a bad neighborhood, it might visit you.

I am indeed not her fool, but her corrupter of words. (Act III, sc. I, 37-38)