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.
I'm a hands-on dad. I love my kids more than anything. It's very important to me. I'd give myself a 10 out of 10 for being a dad.
When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.
Life must be something more than dilettante speculation.
Being in construction my whole life - I was trained as an architect - I always had to work with guys. And I always did my homework and then challenged them to figure it out faster than me. They don't want to be shown up by a woman.
I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see money helping kids get better from cancer rather than spending it on a work of art for my own personal indulgence? Yes, I probably would.
I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.
You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.
So I took it as a very positive sign that the club came to me rather than the other way round.
I am and always will be a sinner. But that's the beautiful thing about Jesus. I'll always try to be a better person in the eyes of God. But I'm not all of a sudden stepping up on a pedestal and saying I'm holier than thou, 'cause I'm not!
Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so.
To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.
It is easier to believe than to doubt.
The shiny red color of the soles has no function other than to identify to the public that they are mine. I selected the color because it is engaging, flirtatious, memorable, and the color of passion.
I'm really in touch, whether it's prayer or meditation... there are so many powers greater than me in the world. I've been blessed and lucky enough to have been given a gift to share with other people.
I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most.
That a marriage ends is less than ideal; but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds.
Like any show, I think some episodes are going to be stronger than others, but I think it's a good show that people enjoy and I hear the reactions too.
My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on people's lives. And that changed my act. I got cleaner. I stopped talking about generic stuff like airplane peanuts and started speaking the truth about my gift.
No one can give you better advice than yourself.
No company has embraced the liberating aspects of the Internet as a 'new marketplace of ideas' more than the search giant Google.
I'm not this dark, twisted person. Yes, I have my demons and this is my way of exorcising them. It gets them out - and better out than in.
A winning player is nothing more than a player on a winning team. A losing player is a guy who played on a losing team that year.
Playing a bad guy is always more fun than playing the good guy.
I've done two 'Hamlets,' two 'Lears,' three 'Midsummer Night's Dreams' - I've done most of these plays more than once, and every time I direct them, I learn things.
My first win feels better than a draw!
People are more interested in being visible than they are in loving other people.
Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.
My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision.
Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties.
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honorable, than that of teaching?
I see myself as a citizen of the planet. Even as a child, I always found it mindless to root for your own team. I was puzzled by the fact that people said their own team was better than other teams simply because it was theirs.
If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
The tax code is now nine times longer than the Bible, and not nearly as interesting.
A lot of times, people just want to be more extreme than the next band or the next person, and that's all they focus on. That's kind of lost on me.
