People don't believe that their actions really and truly are going to make a difference. But kids get it. They know. And they get all excited about the difference they're making.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.

You aren't going to save the world on your own. But you might inspire a generation of kids to save it for all of us. You would be amazed at what inspired children can do.

Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love.

Empathy is really important.. Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our full potential.

Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.

If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way.. Follow your Dreams.

The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Your life matters. You can't live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what's most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you.

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

It was the only lullaby she would ever sing, and it was sung in Hell.

I don't think patience is something that any of us grow up with in a large dose. It's a world of instant gratification.

Getting to the top has an unfortunate tendency to persuade people that the system is OK after all.

[On culture] It's living the core values when you hire; when you write an email; when you are working on a project; when you are walking in the hall.

Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.

When the young woman leans over the sky, about to water the flowers as well as the weeds, her white front splits open until her milk runs.

No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

I can't make a film that I don't feel comfortable with.

Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.