Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish.

Try to avoid complaints. Self-pity even when legitimate never fails to undermine your strength.

Personally, I believe there's a limitation to how much politics can change the world--but there's no limitation to how much individuals can change the world.

Every person who dedicates his or her life to something that belongs to the greater good is very meaningful.

Everyone has the capacity for courage. We don't need to face extreme circumstances to become admirable people.

I knew that if I wanted to survive, it wasn't about healing or trying to forget. It was about how I could use my life to answer what had happened to us. In many ways, it saved my life.

Not Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Astor together could have raised money enough to buy a quarter share in my little dog.

The thing I love about live performance the most, is that the doors are closed, the lights are turned down, and the audience has to be reverential to what's happening onstage.

When you're 40, you can't ride the fence anymore. You gotta make definite decisions about your life.

Invest in people who will take care of you when you're old.

I've been painting and making things since I was little.

The only thing left to do is forgive and forget. I want to forgive you and I want to forget you.

Courage is adversity's lamp.

Sam,' the girl said. 'Sam.' She was the past present and future. I wanted to answer , but I was broken.

Imagine a delicious glass of summer iced tea. Take a long cool sip. Listen to the ice crackle and clink. Is the glass part full or part empty? Take another sip. And now?

There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record