You know, I have seven children, so I guess I know some things about life.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

We all have hearts.... If you have a heart, love somebody. If you have enough heart, love everybody.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

It feels better to love than to hate.

There may be a brighter star. But through my eyes the light of you is all I see.

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.

I am what I am. I love me! And I don't mean that egotistically - I love that God has allowed me to take whatever it was that I had and to make something out of it.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

The heart’s will is greater than the hand’s strength.

What else is death but the refusal any longer to grow and suffer change?

The surest sign that two people no longer speak the same language is that both say ironic things to one another but that neither senses the irony.

Well, I think it can be quite helpful to be working on a character who actually existed, historically. Of course, you might have material to study and help you create the character.

Acting is not just something I love but a part of who I am.

To Remember Is Painful, To Forget Is Impossible.

Imagine jumping into a pit of boiling acid. Now multiply that pain times fifty." -Percy

You know, we should have cards like the deaf have. "Can't talk, I'm writing today."

That I want to try in life? There's a lot of things I want to try. There's never enough time to try anything. I would love to have a hobby. I have no hobbies.