The biggest cause of society's change today is that people no longer believe in orthodox religion. They go to church, but they no longer believe in God.

If human beings are able to take a fresh look at themselves as well as the universe and change their rigid mentalities, humankind will make a leap forward.

Mankind has many things that it never knew before. What I can tell you is that human moral values are no longer good.

In the West, the spirit is separate from the body. In the East these are things that are very real and concrete.

The Chinese government knows that what I am teaching is good and that I am teaching people to have high moral values.

Anything that seriously disturbs human society is absolutely not allowed to exist.

Wander into the center of the circle of wonder.

We teach that a person must practice only one cultivation way. No matter how you practice cultivation, you should not mess up your cultivation by adding other things.

Serenity is the final word of all the teachings; reflection is the response to all manifestations.

Casually mount the sounds and straddle the colors while you transcend listening and surpass watching.

Sing before the spirits and dance with the earth deitiesAnd you will be able to compose your own tune.Then you and I, united, will clap hands joyously, Singing 'tum-tiddly-um tum-tiddly-um-tum.

Courage is just dreams with shoes on.

I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good.

I love to doubt as well as know.

Working with Ronnie Barker was always a joy and were without doubt some of the best years of my career

Always do what you're afraid to do.

When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.

I guess to the outside observer, all my movies look like musty old black-and-white artifacts, but my earlier movies had been more static and tableaux-ish.

Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments.

When I was younger I saw a movie called 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Those two actors and that movie was my inspiration to want to be an actor.

I think we seek out people who we hope will fix what our childhood broke.