"The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you appreciate a good day versus a happy ending. You understand that life continues on the next day the reality of things is what happens tomorrow."

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"If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism."

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"If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people."

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"It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only."

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"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present."

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"Disappointment is inevitable. But to become discouraged, there's a choice I make. God would never discourage me. He would always point me to himself to trust him. Therefore, my discouragement is from Satan. As you go through the emotions that we have, hostility is not from God, bitterness, unforgiveness, all of these are attacks from Satan."

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"The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children."

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"I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems and remember, no one can get the jump on the future."

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"There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God."

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"Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends."

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"The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you're actually helping to make America stronger."

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