"Making art is like giving a gift: evidence of your spirit and that you are here."

“Noise tri­umphs and reigns supreme over the sen­si­bil­ity of men.”

“We have entered a time when a writer's first idea is his best idea, when the first thing a reporter hears is the first thing that she reports. We live in a time now when we have seen major television networks take video off of YouTube and broadcast it to millions of Americans without verifying whether the video had been fabricated or not.”

“Is the leadership of the worldwide church in the hands of men and women who know how to lead others one by one to Jesus Christ? We are so concerned with planning and administration that there is a danger lest we allow these things to serve as an excuse for not doing the one thing on which all else depends.”

“There is such a reluctance to address sex as an inherent part of the human experience in this country... The true perversion to me is crushing it and hiding it.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes".

“My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money.”

“Keep your head up and be patient.”

“If you would have God hear you when you pray, you must hear him when he speaks.”

“So hope for a great sea-change On the far side of revenge. Believe that further shore Is reachable from here. Believe in miracles And cures and healing wells.”

Source : Speech by the President of USA to the People of Derry, cain.ulst.ac.uk. November 30, 1995.