Self distrust is good, but only if it leads to trust in God. Otherwise it ends as spiritual paralysis, inability and unwillingness to undertake any course of action.

The chief purpose of life, for any of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.

I'm so incredibly tired of giving respect to a lot of delusions and crazy ideas just because they are regarded as religions.

People have this impression that I'm this crazy Christian, but I'm really balanced.

There were a zillion bad jobs. That doesn't exist any more. I mean, I could wake up one afternoon with zero money and know that by the end of the day, I would have money.

I think when you get all the money and all the freedom, rarely do you get a good movie out of it or a movie that you're proud of.

Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter.

Cry when you get a Golden Globe. Then you can get an Oscar nomination.

Many times, we miss out on God's best because we give up too soon. We don't realize how close we are to victory.

The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning; thus, they are not afraid of losing.

Of my two 'handicaps,' being female put more obstacles in my path than being black.