When everybody has got money they cut taxes, and when they're broke they raise them. That's statesmanship of the highest order.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

To live a selfish life is the fastest track to catastrophe

Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce.

Making a film, you're in a really dark tunnel and the only kind of illumination is the shared experience you're having with your fellow cast and director.

My understanding has always been that if there is any indication that pesticides are harmful, that they would not be allowed to be used.

A lady of 47 who has been married 27 years and has six children knows what love really is and once described it for me like this: 'Love is what you've been through with somebody'.

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

The church alone beyond all question Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.

Why do I have to follow CNN on Twitter? If I want to follow CNN, I can follow them on CNN.

One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety.

Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and nonfiction. And even there, who can be sure?