"In the cross of Christ I glory,Towering o'er the wrecks of time;All the light of sacred storyGathers round its head sublime."

“Follow the Golden Rule.  Be kind to your neighbors, love them as much as you would love yourself, do unto others....”

“We cannot change what happened anymore. The only thing we can do is to learn from the past and to realize what discrimination and persecution of innocent people means. I believe that it's everyone's responsibility to fight prejudice.”

“Words have power. Words created this universe... Everything started with the Word. The Bible says, In the beginning was the word. In the same way, your words have creative power.”

“With everything that's thrown at you, whether it be problems at home, problems at work - whatever - basically, if you remain positive, you can see your way out of that.”

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

“Economics is the continuation of energy/resources by other means.”

“[When asked how many husbands she had had:] My own, or other people's?”

“As a writer, I am an intellectual. I believe in the ideals of the Enlightenment, I believe in the written word, in dialogue and in truth. I hate lies more than anything else. Most of the time I react by writing.”

“My life is very much consumed with work.”

Source : "‘True Blood’s’ Ryan Kwanten has no spare time for women", www.hollywoodnews.com. July 8, 2010.