. . . you must not build upon foundations of prayer and contemplation alone, for, unless you strive after the virtues and practice them, you will never grow to be more than dwarfs.

The best piece of life's magnificence is your slice of internal peace.

The more I write the more I learn about writing. It is easy to say what looks good or sound good on paper until you experience it for yourself.

Anguish is the universal language.

I did theater before I got into TV and everything I did was serious, so it was definitely fun for me to pull out those chops, I definitely wanted to do a movie that just wasn't comedy.

The sporting qualities of a fish are dependent neither on its size nor its weight, but on the effort of concentration, the skill and mastery the fish demands from the fisherman

I went to college in Connecticut, which was when I still lived at home. I worked at a video store, a wine store, and did odd jobs here and there like landscaping.

Africa is not a country, but it is a continent like none other. It has that which is elegantly vast or awfully little.

I'm never saying never - I'm saying I'm not about to.

London clubland divides itself between the St James's refuge for toffs, and the Conquest of Cool, for the arts and media.

When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.