There are so many people that would be lined up to get their cut that even trying to finance a reboot of 'Frasier' would be nightmarish.

I think it's your duty to overcome what you inherit in life.

My life is a party thrown for me by my own decisions.

Apologizes are pointless, regrets come too late. What matters is you can move, on you can grow.

Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you're listening. Playing the piano allows you to do both at the same time.

I got fired when I was a dishwasher at Denny's. That set me back a little bit. You don't realize how important dishwashers are until you do the job.

The greatest sin is judgment without knowledge.

I was brought up to never lie. Sure, I have. But in the final mix, the lies I've told are far outweighed by the truths I've lived.

The mark of a man is one who knows he can' control his circumstances - but he can control his responses.

I went and did some things [rehab], and then of course my life didn't change that much [for a while], but I never missed work.

I don't know if I'm addicted to fame; fame is more of an unpleasant circumstance of an addiction to creativity.

Rebellion has its roots in government's indifference and incompetence.

But it was mortality that made them what they were, the flame that blazed brighter for it's flickering

I'm happy of being in Real Madrid ... I've fulfilled my dream.

If you nail a tool shed closed, how do you put the hammer away?

Follow your inner heart and the world moves in and helps.

I had a general outline of subjects. The way I start my days is my husband brings me a thermos of coffee up to the bedroom.

How I work is that I write a story I'd like to read. Then you fly to Paris or Sydney and the interviewers talk about the greater significance of your work.

Disobedience is man's original virtue.

I really think that it's better to retire, in Uncle Earl's terms, when you still have some snap left in your garters.

Look at your ministry as a marathon not a sprint - build deep foundations of intimacy with God and never let your public schedule get fuller than your time alone with God.