It will be one of the tragedies of Christian history if future historians record that at the height of the twentieth century the church was one of the greatest bulwarks of white supremacy.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

The planet was being destroyed by manufacturing processes, and what was being manufactured was lousy, by and large.

The truth stinks. Thus it's covered.

A marriage doesn't have to be perfect, but you can be perfect for each other.

I'm not sure that I'm really relevant as a director anymore. Or as a writer, either, to tell you the truth.

Actors never retire, they just get less and less work.

Even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there’s no reason to add to everyone’s misery by looking miserable yourself.

When you are playing an egomaniac running a fantastical ship, you don't want him to be too suburban. Naturalism doesn't work on the high seas.

Sometimes just the facts of the matter make it interesting.

A single glass of champagne imparts a feeling of exhilaration. The nerves are braced; the imagination is stirred, the wits become more nimble.

The sea at springtime.All day it rises and falls,yes, rises and falls.