To understand the journey you have to do the walking.

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.

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.

The more I look at most of the art movements, it's all occultism, when you get down to it. The Surrealists were openly talking about being magicians.

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.

When the democratic deficit is so enormous, people are left with very little option but to take peaceful, non-violent direct action.

I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity.

It is always exciting to open the door and go out into the garden for the first time on any day.

Thank you for being interested. Doesn't sound much but it meant just about everything.

Die each moment so that you are renewed each moment.

What good is religious liberty if it can only be practiced behind stained-glass windows on Sunday?

I write books I'd enjoy reading, I'm the reader standing behind my shoulder.