Authors always take rejection badly. They equate it with infanticide.

The art of communication is the language of leadership.

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success.

Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.

A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.

People trample over flowers, yet only to embrace a cactus.

The great appear great to us.

The Irish people will only be free, when they own everything from the plough to the stars

You can be happy if you are willing to let go of your past and leave yourself unencumbered so you can fly freely.

It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the Moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements.

Life is short. Eternity is long.

I don't want to go too far away from what I'm doing now because that would alienate my audience.

I think the biggest challenge and the biggest uncertainty for everyone is the economy.

I really like Dontrelle Willis' pitch; he's animated on the mound and is fun to watch - he gets into the game emotionally.

I'm really happy. Really! I think people honestly just want to see me as a mum and married and barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. And I just want to say, 'Everybody, relax! It's going to happen.'

'Fashion Star' has been an incredible platform to show America the amount of work and discussion that goes into each garment you see in a store.

Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.