Self-righteousness is the inevitable fruit of simple moral judgments.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

I disagree with the advice of 'write about what you know.' Write about what you need to know, in an effort to understand.

If I had to do it all again, I would still want my same daughter and two sons; through laughter, tears, prayers, and blessings.

I respected [Margaret Thatcher] enormously. She had great integrity in that respect.

There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.

I don't know why everyone is making dance movies. I auditioned for three dance movies in the past two months and for one of them I just couldn't do it.

I'm a big fan of the Russians: Isaac Babel is just an exquisite line-to-line stylist.

Music for me has always been something that is directly connected to my heart.

God is the process. The process is what I Am... You cannot not use Me... If you use Me with awareness and with intention, all things will change.

The whole reason to study (and learn to control) body language is to have that support (rather than undercut) your message.

Worry is discounting possible future sorrows so that the individual may have present misery.