Don't fight fearful thoughts. Just match each one with an alternative thought that brings you more peace.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.

If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with whatever you're doing, and let the worry go.

Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.

Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.

Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

Every day brings new choices.

A search can either damage or undamaged the soul

Many who have learnedfrom Hesiod the countless namesof gods and monstersnever understandthat night and day are one

Sport is one of the few spaces where people can learn about different cultures in a spirit of trust and friendship.

In the United States, if 43 percent of eligible voters do not vote, then democracy is weakened.

Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.

The surface of Earth heaved and seethed in fecund restlessness. Earth was most fertile where the most death was.

I did go to Wellesley, a women's college. And I am of a kind of strange generation which is transitional in terms of women who wanted to go out and get jobs.

A bullfighter must have courage, skill, and grace. And of these courage is the most important.

Jesus, I trust in You.

I'm not a comedienne. I'm an actress.