"As children, we come into the world with a natural desire to both speak and draw. Society makes sure that we learn language properly, right from the beginning, but art is treated as a gift of innate genius, something we either have or don't."

“It's either the Amendment or this Confederate peace. You cannot have both.”

Source : "Fictional character: William Seward". "Lincoln", 2012.

“I don't wear leather, wool, or silk.”

“We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.”

“Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“My little children, your hearts, are small, but prayer stretches them and makes them capable of loving God. Through prayer we receive a foretaste of heaven and something of paradise comes down upon us. Prayer never leaves us without sweetness. It is honey that flows into the souls and makes all things sweet. When we pray properly, sorrows disappear like snow before the sun.”

“We each have our lives... What matters is not how long those lives last, but what we do with them.”

Source : Kevin J. Anderson (2011). “Hidden Empire: The Saga Of Seven Suns - Book One”, p.234, Simon and Schuster

“Imagination is the cornerstone of human endeavor.”

Source : Alex Faickney Osborn (1953). “Applied imagination: principles and procedures of creative thinking”

“When you know that you are eternal you can play your true role in time. When you know you are divine you can become completely human. When you know you are one with God you are free to become absolutely yourself ...”