My eyes are wide open to the conflicts within the Church, but I don't think you can call it schism.
If you can help guide somebody through a challenging moment because you've been there, that ends up becoming a great gift.
I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time.
Work is my hobby, staying sober is my job.
I'm trying not to put myself into anything I'm not 100 percent confident about
As you get older you learn some balance and mediation in your life - that's where I am right now. I feel pretty comfortable about things.
The way I see it, if you're going to make an action movie, you've got to make one with John Woo
I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.
Become aware of God, in whose presence you are while you pray. . . Then take a formula of prayer and recite it with perfect attention both to the words you are saying and to the Person to whom you are saying them.
Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of others. Be sure the staff is working on what you move to them from the President, or the President will be reacting, not leading.
Originality is so hip and cool, but to be original you must dare to be corny.