Be young at heart. Remember back when you were young and what made you happiest then. Recapture the simplicity and wonder of youth and make it a state of mind.

Poe tried alcohol, and any drug he could lay his hands on. He also tried any human being he could lay his hands on.

IQ and technical skills are important, but emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership.

I only dunked maybe twice a game on average.

When my dad was in Vietnam, we lost a parent for a year. Thank God we didn't lose a parent for good.

I do believe that books can change lives and give people this kind of language they wouldn't have had otherwise.

It's the writer's job to stage confrontations, so the characters will say surprising and revealing things, and educate and entertain us all.

You get such a kick and then it's all over. That's good ground for uncertainty and depression. I usually burst into tears.

I never cast a flower away, A gift of one who car'd for me; A flower--a faded flower, But it was done reluctantly.

It's funny that some ideas start with a little "What if?" and then suddenly you're spending a million dollars to shoot the scene and hoping that it works.

There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile.