When you worship an idol, you're substituting a thing for the ultimate.

I get very close to people when I'm shooting them.

I've taken it from feminist friends, and I've taken it from lefty friends too. But that reassures me. If the right is attacking us and the left is attacking us, that's exactly where we want to be.

I worry that people will think that I have done what I've done just because I have access and resources. I hope people will know that I'm just as scared and lonely as anyone else!

I keep wondering if everybody on the political left had someone who they were separated at birth from.

You can't worship the image or the Crucifix itself. You have to worship God.

A society that feels life is the most precious thing [jars against] a society that prefers death over theft, over loss of pride, over inconvenience, and so much else.

You probably couldn't have found much daylight between the NRA and the Disney company. They probably would've had had identical demographics for the people who really loved those companies.

The presence of the Lord destroys a life of struggle. You will struggle until you encounter His presence.

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

The applause of the conscience can only bring a marvelous Self-Esteem

I'm actually an evangelical atheist, but there is something I recognise about religion: that it gives people a chance to surrender.

No serious historian of nations and nationalism can be a committed political nationalist... Nationalism requires too much belief in what is patently not so.

Be different so that people can see you clearly amongst the crowds.

I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that.

Nobody starts out a perfect quilter.

You know, once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself.

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.