"God does not offer us a way out of the testings of life. He offers us a way through, and that makes all the difference."

“I got to wear pancake makeup because you know I'm a show biz professional and they all wear pancake makeup. I got to drink free cokes!”

Source : Source: manhattaninfidel.org

“The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.”

“These poems are a mental sketch as formed / Passage by passage of light and shade / Maintained and preserved to this point / Brought together in paper and mineral ink”

Source : Kenji Miyazawa (2007). “Strong in the Rain: Selected Poems”, Bloodaxe Books Limited

“I always feel more grounded and stable when I have balance in my life; I'm a Libra!”

Source : "Laura Regan Interview: Maranda Pleasant". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“If you criticize what you’re doing too early you’ll never write the first line.”

“I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others.”

Source : "Jimmy Smits - Actor, Activist and Altruist". Interview with Lisa Manafian, www.hispanic-today.com. September 08, 2011.

“Things are changing. I've been training since I was 9 years old to stretch my wings as an actor dramatically, but have never really been afforded the opportunity to show that.”

“People need a parental divine love which will attend to them above all else, no matter what happens”