The average American is not concerned with his society. He talks about it, but you know if one speaks of being concerned, I mean something about which one loses one's sleep, sometimes.

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'

Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.

It takes a moment to tell someone you love them, but it takes a lifetime to prove it.

Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.

The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every neurosis.

To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.

In your own life it's important to know how spectacular you are.

It often takes a tragedy to open our hearts, minds, and wills to the truth of God’s Word.

You can’t always have the full picture to everything in life, you'll only learn as you make more mistakes.

To infinity…and beyond!

In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.

The eyes are the windows of your soul, and when you're acting, they're one of your most important instruments. Especially for close-ups!

If there's something that I really need to say that I can't say by speaking to someone, I usually write it in a song or a letter to someone.

It's not about having enough time, it's about making enough time.

I don't psyche myself up. I psyche myself down. I think clearer when I'm not psyched up.

My mother was the biggest influence on me, without question.