Always do the right thing, always be exciting, always be encouraging, and always be learning something new.

Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.

Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you have.

F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours.

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

With jealousy, a parasite takes root in your heart. It becomes a cancer that eats away at your soul.

My wit is only as stupid as the audience.

Plain horse sense ought to tell us that anything that makes no change in the man who professes it makes no difference to God, either.

I am a huge animal lover. Growing up, my mother and I rescued countless animals - dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, even a turtle. I have been accused of caring more about animals than I do about people.

I didn't have to audition. That's common, but it had never happened to me before. Normally, I hate auditioning. I need to stew and think... let the character develop and grow inside me.

If you live in a small space, you should do the things that make it feel luxurious.

How I have yearned for the sound of your sweet voice,” Tyrion sighed to her. “How I have yearned to have that eunuch’s tongue pulled out with hot pincers,” Cersei replied.

It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else.

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.

This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all.