"A life of intimacy with God is characterized by joy."

“One should never learn from one's mistakes. Making the same mistakes, over and over again, is a source of unremitting pleasure.”

Source : "This Much I Know". Interview with Stuart Husband, www.theguardian.com. October 14, 2007.

“I graduate with honors. I balled Nead O'Connor. I did a free style then I got a shoutout from Obama.”

“At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back" (23).”

Source : Denzel Washington, Daniel Paisner (2006). “A Hand to Guide Me”, p.23, Meredith Books

“Haters and doubters got me here, but supporters keep me here.”

“It may sound strange, but many champions are made champions by setback. They are champions because they've been hurt. Their experience moved them, and they pulled out this fighting spirit, making them what they are. Sometimes in life, God gives us a difficulty in order to bring out the fighting spirit. Everything that happens to you can happen for good if you have this spirit. The essential thing in life is not in the conquering, but in the fight.”

“Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.”

“I have learned that frustration is allowed and talking it through is necessary.”

“James - "Are you paying attention or just trying to make me look like an idoit?" Elizabeth - "Oh, I'm definately paying attention. If you look like an idiot it has nothing to do with me.”