"The key to success isn't much good until one discovers the right lock to insert it in."

“My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of everything to send me to a National School of Arts and Crafts so that I could later become an engineer.”

“I was still thought of as a kid actor even though I was in my mid twenties.”

“I can take a job with an affirmative action employer without having my co-workers on the job suspect that I got it because of my race.”

“He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat. Oh! be swift my soul to answer him, be jubilant my feet! Our God is marching on.”

Source : Julia Ward Howe (1866). “Later Lyrics”, p.42

“Do not be afraid to offer ideas that draw opposition. Remember, if no one is against your idea, then your idea probably doesn't do anything.”

“By looking at a person's features, clothing, and speech, even Confucius would not be able to say what sort of a person he is. But by testing him in a position and seeing what he he does, even someone with so-so judgment would be able to know if he is wise or not.”

“Artistic ambition is important. And it seems it would be a great time to do some theatre, like a new extreme.”

“At their core, when things really matter, people see a need to turn to God for strength and protection.”