Put a thorn in every enjoyment, a worm in every gourd, that would either prevent my being wholly thine, or in any measure retard my progress in the divine life.

Seek and possess holiness, and consolation will follow, as assuredly as warmth follows the dispensation of the rays of the sun.

Do right! and thou hast naught to fear;Right hath a power that makes thee strong.The night is dark, but light is near;The grief is short, the joy is long.

We are left at the brink of our future each day and the only real choice we have is not to jump but instead make our path through the briar.

Listening with the focus of actually understanding what the other person is trying to communicate is priceless, a talent that everyone possesses but not something that is practiced enough.

I thought of what my mom had said. "You talk like a man." It was easier to talk like a man than to be one.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Quit smoking in the hope of growing old. It takes a long time to write. People go to books for wisdom and older authors tend to have more of it.

Freedom can be gained only at the point of an IRA rifle, and I apologize to no one for saying that we support the freedom fighters of the IRA.

Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.

The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate the ground that has been left fallow.

I'm a workaholic because I love to play, if that makes sense.

Rock & roll is a type of sensuous music unfit for impressionable minds.