You can not escape a prison if you do not know you're in one.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

A cheery relaxation is man's natural state, just as nature itself is relaxed. A waterfall is concerned only with being itself, not with doing something it considers waterfall-like.

You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.

No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.

You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.

We can accept God becoming Man to save Man, but not Man becoming God to save himself.

Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

Know who you are, and be it. Know what you want, and go out and get it!

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

Sometimes, being happy or being nice can leave me feeling a bit hung out to dry. Especially if everyone else who I'm around is way more guarded.

So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot.

The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation.

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

The people that always impress me are the ones that are curious about what they're going to do next.

One of the most significant events in our distant past is still perhaps the greatest mystery: the origins of life itself.

The general remedy of those who are uneasy without knowing the cause is change of place.

Why is it good for football to take the excitement away from fans by overcharging them for tickets to see their team?