A lie took two parties - the weaver of the tale and the sucker who so badly wanted to believe it.

Everytime I look at a zebra, I can't figure out whether it's black with white stripes or white with black stripes, and that frustrates me.

Love is not a because, it's a no matter what.

The human capacity for burden is like bamboo- far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance.

There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.

There's always going to be bad stuff out there. But here's the amazing thing -- light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can't stick the dark into the light.

You can't look back - you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.

Until this moment, I had not realized that someone could break your heart twice, along the very same fault lines.

The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.

If you have a sister and she dies, do you stop saying you have one? Or are you always a sister, even when the other half of the equation is gone?

‎Pick ten strangers and stick them in a room, and ask them which of us they feel sorrier for - you or me - and we all know who they'll choose.

The highest form of wisdom is often hidden in simplicity.

There's a mysterious alter ego in everyone. Some call it hallucination, some call it art.

Your enemies are not to be destroyed, grant them longevity to witness your success.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

Senator Walsh has a long history of fighting for Montanans, both at home and in combat. He deserves respect for his courage on our behalf.

I have created the life that I live... therefore I can create the life that I want.

My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world.

No two leaves were alike, and yet there is no antagonism between them or between the branches on which they grow.

Speaking of WAMU, [bluegrass and old time music DJ] Ray Davis did a lot of work there. I've know Ray, I guess for 50 years - 40, or 50 years. And, he plays a lot of my records.

You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.