No one thing does human life more need than a kind consideration of the faults of others. Every one sins; everyone needs forbearance. Our own imperfections should teach us to be merciful.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Haman is a symbol of a typical ungodly government representative

It feels great to recall great times.

It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us.

Western audiences can gain an impression of China from my films. This is an excellent channel for promoting China's culture.

Every little detail to every little movement must be perfect. Perfection in movement.

Whenever there's the experience of a broken heart, there's the experience of fear.

An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans.

...real care means the willingness to help each other in making our brokenness into the gateway to joy.

The path to truly new, never-been-done-before things always has failure along the way.

We fight a lot, you know, but that's family. We may be dysfunctional, but we're still family.