Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated.

May the Force be with you.

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.

In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.

Always remember, your focus determines your reality.

No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.

I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public.

You can't do it unless you can imagine it.

I put all of my resources into pushing the evolution in an industry that is notoriously backwards and I enjoy pushing that envelope,.

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

We are all living in cages with the door wide open.

Guilt is a feeling that you owe a debt that you're not paying.

The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more.

Joy is a characteristic of spiritual maturity and of surrender.

I still feel like a kid sometimes myself so hard to believe that I'm a mom. Now I'm an adult! It only took 38 years!

A phoenix ain't nuthin' but a burd.

If you ask me what I want to achieve, it's to create an awareness, which is already the beginning of teaching.

The enemy just hates our prayers.

Tidied all my papers. Tore up and ruthlessly destroyed much. This is always a great satisfaction.

The Ryan budget gets rid of Medicare in 10 years and turns it into a voucher program.

The new novel is sought more eagerly, and devoured more greedily, the New Testament.