Only so much of life do I know as I have lived.

Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.

Learning how to forgive helps us grow spiritually because it acknowledges only God truly controls our destiny.

The King of Glory does not reward His servants according to the dignity of their office, but according to the humility and love with which they have exercised it.

How much I love my mom cannot be measured in words, it's just too much and too hard to describe.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

The keys to brand success are self-definition, transparency, authenticity and accountability.

I wanted to write about the Korean War, but I had no entry into it that made the kind of sense it needs to make for a novelist.

You don't have to patronize your audience, and you can mix art and commerce in a profound way. You can simultaneously play to the sophisticated, 60-year-old theatergoers and to 4-year-olds.

Don't have a fixed idea in your head (that you have to use this or that technique). Use everything you've learned until now.

Movies that encourage empathy are more effective than those that objectify problems.

I'm very competitive.