Stories work, if they have a beginning, middle and end.

Our thoughts are to the individual as our art is to the community.

That is the heart and soul of the American dream, homeownership, the idea of being able to buy a house and start to build your family.

We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer.

The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable.

And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and come to some understanding of this journey we are on.

Culture is the intersection of people and life itself. Its how we deal with life, love, death, birth, disappointment... all of that is expressed in culture.

One of the richest countries in the history of the world having communities where people have to go over half an hour to get to fresh produce and food is unacceptable.

There's no greater honor, as an actor, to be a part of a project that changes lives, and awakens and enlightens and entertains.

What thoughts are to the individual, art is to the community as a whole. That's where you reflect on who you are, who you hope to be, what you've gone through, and where you hope to go.

Art imitating life and life imitating art, and it's beyond the job - it will always be a marked period in my life.

...And we left the lightfor the night of the street

When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed, the last river poisoned, then you will see that you can't eat money.

People not only need a gospel-inspired vision of work, but they need a new vision of the Scriptures.

In these days, a man who says a thing cannot be done is quite apt to be interrupted by some idiot doing it.

America has maintained a prohibition on negotiating with terrorists for good reason.

National events determine our ideals, as much as our ideals determine national events.

Buddha called himself 'The Enlightened One' and Jesus called himself 'The Son of God'. To me the term 'World-Teacher' is of as little importance as 'The Son of God' or 'The Enlightened One'.

Wake up Ethiopia! Wake up Africa! Let us work towards the one glorious end of a free, redeemed and mighty nation. Let Africa be a bright star among the constellation of nations.

t's not that I'm particularly shy but I just don't like the idea of publicising myself as a 'celebrity'.

I would love to love something, especially if I could do it without feeling like I was watching it die right in front of me.