Whoever aspiring, struggles on, for him there is salvation.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

But what is a person, George? How much is a person worth? Are we nothing but dust that is whipped up and spread to the winds?

There were some problems only coffee and ice cream could fix.

I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you.

Contentment is accepting God's sovereign control over all of life's circumstances.

She did not speak for speech was unknown to her.

We don't ask what the Bible says, we ask what God says to us in that Bible. The difference is a difference between paper and person.

It is through history that we learn who we are and how we got that way, why and how we changed, why the good sometimes prevailed and sometimes did not.

I tilt her chin up and bend my face to hers, silently praising every woman who's had a hand in making her who she is.

To a certain extent. I'm a fan of rehearsal on the day [of the shoot], more than getting together a week beforehand.

There's nothing wrong with making mistakes. Just don't respond with encores.