"It made me a household name, but nothing comes for nothing. What I had to give physically, emotionally and vocally to that role took a bit of my soul away."

“It is always man's ideas which drive his actions. This has, at times, resulted in great evil; but as we look around us, we cannot doubt that it has resulted in greater good.”

Source : Steven Brust (2010). “Sethra Lavode”, p.324, Macmillan

“You cannot create employees without first creating employers.”

Source : Jack Kemp (1991*). “Secretary Jack Kemp Addresses the National Alliance of Business: Getting America and the World Moving Again : Democractic Capitalism in a New Millennium of Freedom : Washington, D.C., October 7, 1991”

“His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: 'I'm coming Mr. Frodo!”

“We simply have to transition from an economy based almost exclusively on oil and coal and natural gas to one that's far more diversified, that uses solar energy, and wind energy, and the power of the tides, and bio-mass energy, and eventually, develops hydrogen.”

“I like the idea of making big budget films with a heart. I like graphic novels more than comic books.”

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”

Source : "Can We Gain Strength From Shame?". "TED Radio Hour" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. March 11, 2013.

“Your rewards in life will be determined by what you do, how well you do it, and the difficulty of replacing you.”

“[The notion of separating church and state with such policies as disallowing prayer in public schools] is a deception from Satan.”