The more you move in rhythm with someone, the closer you become with that person.

The real juice of life, whether it be sweet or bitter, is to be found not nearly so much in the products of our efforts as in the process of living itself, in how it feels to be alive.

How do you best move toward mastery? To put it simply, you practice diligently, but you practice primarily for the sake of the practice itself.

It's easy to get on the path of mastery. The real challenge lies in staying on it.

The essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of endless richness in subtle variations on familiar themes.

How to begin the journey? You need only to take the first step. When? There is always now.

Keep practicing, even when you seem to be getting nowhere.

Mastery is the art of setting your foot on the path.

At the heart of it, mastery is practice. Mastery is staying on the path.

Not to dream more boldly may turn out to be, in view of present realities, simply irresponsible.

If you intend to take the journey of mastery, the best thing you can do is to arrange for first-rate instruction.

The evil that is in the world almost always comes from ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

Everlasting God!

You can all go to hell

I got to try things that I might've been uncomfortable doing if I had been in a larger setting with a studio and producers looking at me.

There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others.

The world can be a lot bet­ter than we set­tle for. All you have to do is ask.

There are no 'ifs' in God's Kingdom. His timing is perfect. His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in Your will! Don't let me go mad by poking about outside it.

Take care of your people and they will take care of your customers.

I'm a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I'll rise and fight again.

In the wake of Animal House, all of us at the Lampoon had a lot of Hollywood opportunities. We could definitely get people to return phone calls.