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How did the Oscar change my life? What it did was that it gave me a new reality. And it let me know that an award wasn't going to change my life - that I had to be in control of changing my life.

I think in all cultural organizations there has to be renewal. I'm also of a certain age that someone new can come in with a breath of fresh air. Things change, and I think that's important.

And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.

Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.

Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.

What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.

Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.

The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.

Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season.

Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.

Faith is salted and peppered through everything at Christmas. And I love at least one night by the Christmas tree to sing and feel the quiet holiness of that time that's set apart to celebrate love, friendship, and God's gift of the Christ child.

Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.

In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another.

Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.

For it is in giving that we receive.

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.

God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If he gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.

Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.

Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year.

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly.

Christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around.

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.

Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity.

There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.

The two most joyous times of the year are Christmas morning and the end of school.

Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.

There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ. It is the time to love the Lord, our God, with all our heart - and our neighbors as ourselves.

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

The supernatural birth of Christ, his miracles, his resurrection and ascension, remain eternal truths, whatever doubts may be cast on their reality as historical facts.

God is in the details.

T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.