Remember, we without our roots and branches cannot be saved.

Temporary setbacks are overshadowed by persistence.

God is not the author of confusion but is the author of peace.

Immersion in the scriptures is essential for spiritual nourishment

How we preserve time for family is one of the most significant issues we face in most cultures.

What we are speaks so loudly that our children might not hear what we say

Persistence is the answer, and a sense of humor helps.

We can thrive and bloom if we are rooted in our love of the Savior.

When we follow the Savior of the world, the Son of God, we flourish and become glorious despite the many terrible circumstances that surround us.

God’s plan provides a way for family relationships to extend beyond the grave. We can return to the presence of God, eternally united with our families.

It is our faith in Jesus Christ that sustains us at the crossroads of life's journey.

Fine words have the power to make even the stupidest person sound intelligent.

I'm much more a European Italian than I am an American Italian, and I've always felt that that style of acting comedy is in me. I put comedy as much as I can into all my movies, if I can help it.

I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.

Adolescents tend to be passionate people, and passion is no less real because it is directed toward a hot-rod, a commercialized popular singer, or the leader of a black-jacketed gang.

The time will come when winter will ask what you were doing all summer.

If the characters [in a movie] aren't real, if their lives aren't realistic, if you call bullshit at any point in their journey, then the rest of it is invalid.

Keynes did not teach us how to perform the miracle of turning a stone into bread, but the not at all miraculous procedure of eating the seed corn.

Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty

I don't like expensive things... I just can't help looking in a magazine for the splurge and the save.