Jesus asks for everything, but we try to give Him less.
Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.
Following the rules of your industry will only get you so far.
You've got to do some work now. Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue. Virtue is about moral excellence.
If you ask managers what they do, they will most likely tell you that they plan, organise, co-ordinate and control. Then watch what they do. Don't be surprised if you can't relate what you see to those four words.
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n'ani ji onwe ya: 'He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down. '
So great are the effectiveness and power of the Word of God that the more it is persecuted the more it flourishes and grows.
Saying no isn't easy, but it's a required skill if you wish to have any degree of focus in your life. If you say yes too often, you'll likely fall into the common trap of saying yes to the good while simultaneously saying no to the best.
Perfection can be a fetish
I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets.
Regardless of others' reactions, do your best to stay true to yourself. Make the choices that allow you to look in the mirror and feel good about the person gazing back at you.
To teach that a comparatively few men are responsible for the greatest forward steps of mankind is the worst sort of nonsense.
We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God? Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.
Before I even put pen to paper, in any sense, I'm like, "What's the coolest MacGuffin you can come up with? What are the last frames of this series?" The secret that's behind this entire thing is to be as evocative, original, thought-provoking and timely.
Each of us can work to change a small portion of events. And it's in the total of all those acts that the history of this generation will be written.
As a man is, so he sees.
If you don't make a conscious choice. . . someone else will decide for you. It may be your boss, a family member, an advertiser, a collective social influence, or someone or something else, but it won't be something of your deliberate choosing.
We would do well to ask ourselves the kind of fundamental questions posed by [Buruma's] erudite and thought-provoking book.
Meaningful relationships are two-way, and that means constantly looking for ways to improve your customers' lives.
One can do without solutions. Only the questions matter. We may share them or turn away from them.