"I approach a comedy the same way I do a drama. I try to make it as real as possible."

“It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.”

“Every breath I take becomes deeper, and I become more confident of myself without my crutches. The lies I've filled my body and soul with aren't needed anymore. They're not welcome. I choose to live, not just exist.”

Source : "Metallica's James Hetfield Calls Rehab Challenging, Gratifying" by Jon Wiederhorn, www.mtv.com. February 21, 2002.

“As one California winemaker said, "We release no wine before the bank tells us that its ready."”

“There is an abandonment, an escape, that physical labor bestows.”

“I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.”

“One thing that I don't think my critics realize about me is that I've been trained to look adversity in the face.”

“We're all worm bait waiting to happen. It's what you do while you wait that matters.”

“That's what we want to do here at Johnson Space Center. I think what we have always brought to NASA and brought to the country is trying to push the boundaries, trying to go to the next level.”

Source : "Exploring Space, Unearthing Human Emotions". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. July 13, 2011.