The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws.

Music inflames temperament.

If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it's to deliver people from the limited ways in which they see and feel.

Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through any one that suits you.

When you make your peace with authority, you become authority.

Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies.

Film spectators are quiet vampires.

Be true to yourself. Make each day a masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day.

Friendship is two-sided. It isn't a friend just because someone's doing something nice for you. That's a nice person. There's friendship when you do for each other. It's like marriage - it's two-sided.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.

I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.

Today is the only day. Yesterday is gone.

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.

Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.

The most important thing in the world is family and love.

Passion is momentary; love is enduring.

I'm not afraid to die.

Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

It isn't what you do, but how you do it.

Don't let making a living prevent you from making a life.

I'm glad I was a teacher.

Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That's in your power.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

If I am through learning, I am through.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.

Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.

Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.

Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.