To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.

Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.

Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.

What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

I'm not living the life I thought I would lead, but it does have meaning, purpose. There is love... there is joy... there is laughter.

In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.

And as I surveyed the clutter of his study I was pleased to see that he was a man after my own heart. All of his money appeared to have been spent on either books or shelves to hold them.

This world is not a wonderful place where unfortunately many evil things happen

God will win every contest in life, so stop trying to beat Him at his own game.

The music usually occurs to me as a complete sound, and then I have developed the skill of being able to translate that into a fully realized song.

I think laughter is crucial. Some of the original cultures, like the Dalit and the Native American, don't separate laughter and seriousness.

I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.

I don't fear jail because I know I'm not guilty. I know I did nothing wrong. I did nothing criminal and I also believe my God will get me through this.

That's my favorite thing about him. I like to lie next to him when it's late, dark, and so quiet I can hear my own heartbeat. It's times like that when I'm sure that I'm in love.

Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death.

Sometimes I wish there were do over years or fast forward days