The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

Use filmmaking to eliminate racism – use to it terminate misogyny – use it to destroy homophobia and all other primitiveness.

Travel doesn't become adventure until you leave yourself behind.

Just take my hand & let us dance under a chandelier of starlight.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

I'm trying to sell every audience something; that something is me.

People regularly misinterpret what I say, the question is whether that's something I ought to worry about or not!

I have a predilection for painting that lends joyousness to a wall.

The greatest truths in life are the ones your fellow queens are willing to tell you.

The teen years are extremely serious and everything matters and every insult really hurts. I know there are cliques and bullying. And you don't yet ­understand that it will all go away.

Running down a dream... working on a mystery... going wherever it leads.