"Some of the best things I have ever thought of I have thought of during bad sermons."

“If you were good enough, there would be no need of confessing Christ at all. It is just because you are not good enough, that Christ says to you, "Follow me." He came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. It is not the perfect people whom He wants in His church, but those who have a deep sense of their own imperfection, and who believe that His strength is made perfect in weakness.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". P. 155. Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, 1895.

“Be open minded, but not so open minded that your brains fall out.”

“silence is very moving to youth, for who knows what it hides?”

“What I like about Hollywood is that one can get along by knowing two words of English -- SWELL and LOUSY.”

“I'm pleased that they performed as well as they did while we've been in Miami and that's about as far as it goes. Now, we've got to go home and play as well or better.”

Source : "2014 NBA Finals: Spurs keep foot on pedal, win Game 4 convincingly against James, Heat" by Michael Lee, www.washingtonpost.com. June 13, 2014.

“Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to compete.”

“I don't call cut between the takes - it's my way to help the actor keep focused. As soon as you say 'cut' you have 10 people jumping on them and everybody's trying to do a great job, and they do, but sometimes they forget that the more important thing is the performance, creating the performance.”

“So when you enjoy the beats, the rock music - maybe even toned down with an orchestra - you are enjoying the spirit of the black race. And that's what I emphasize to the students.”