A lie is like a cat: you need to stop it before it gets out the door or it’s really hard to catch.

Concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it.

There is no wrong time to do the right thing.

The only way to vanquish cowardice is to brandish courage.

You don’t become a teacher to make a world of money. You become a teacher to make a world of difference.

Different is not deviant, no matter what the world may say. You have the moral obligation to love yourself.

Now you have to decide whether or not you want to be part of the bigotry that is Donald Trump. You have to decide whether you want to be part of the sexism and misogyny that is Donald Trump.

There are no 'come shoot me' clothes.

An illustration is a visual editorial - its just as nuanced. Everything that goes into it is a call you make: every color, every line weight, every angle.

Voter apathy is a civic abdication.

Co-opted convictions will always betray you.

Before you follow somebody, ask whom is he following.

The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all.

I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together.

To be supportive of myself, I have to go with what I want to do. I started acting and I was so mesmerized.

Going to bed with Gertrude Stein, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Susan Sontag, or Margaret Thatcher: There are some things one prefers neither to do nor to have done.

American democracy is capsizing as a result of the vast increase in the number of government dependents and government employees.

Even nice things don't make you happy when you're tired.

When we realize one Dream, sometimes a deeper Dream reveals itself. At other times a parallel Dream appears. The one that scares the hell out of you is probably it.

It is exciting and emancipating to believe we are one of nature's latest experiments, but what if the experiment is unsuccessful?

And the Law that once contained impossible demands -- Thou Shalt Not... -- actually becomes a promise we fulfill in you.