The system is like a vampire where you must give it permission to enter through your obedience.

You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Every positive thought is a silent prayer which will change your life.

Your intelligence is a fire that can illuminate any darkness. Awaken and let your mind burn so brightly! You are alive for a reason!

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.

Some people are so addicted to their misery that they will destroy anything that gets in the way of their fix.

Your health is a long-range investment that will pay-off when you need it most.

If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you.

By choosing positivity you become a contender for the human spirit giving hope to those in need.

Nothing's ever gone. We fool ourselves that things fade, but they never do.

The law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of his life which may be suddenly and without notice alleged against him.

The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men.

I didn't know the English were good at swimming. I have been in this country for 12 years and I haven't seen a swimming pool.

When you warn people about the dangers of climate change, they call you a saint. When you explain what needs to be done to stop it, they call you a communist.

I believe that President [George W.] Bush was correct. I thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and I supported him steadfastly, and once we committed we should see it through.

I'm not pushing myself forward in denial of the moment. I'm pushing myself forward and enjoying every moment voraciously. I'm thinking about the next thing but not at the expense of the present.

I had done a little bit one other time. This character [in Jack Reacher] is a psychopath, but I had been hired by Carlton Cuse and Randall Wallace.

There are many answers, none of them right, but some of them most definitely wrong.

Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit.