Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

You're an original, an individual, a masterpiece. Celebrate that; don't let your uniqueness make you shy. Don't be someone other than the wonder you are. Every star is important to the sky.

I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.

Your life can be what you want it to be... You'll make it through whatever comes along. Within you are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be strong.

Don't scrutinize people with a microscope; view them from a comfortable distance. And allow some room for compassion in the space the lies between you.

Even if you can't just snap your fingers and make a dream come true, you can travel in the direction of your dream, every single day and you can shorten the distance between the two of you.

Nothing wastes more energy than worrying. The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it becomes. Don't take life too seriously. Live a life full of serenity, not of regrets.

There aren't many things as therapeutic as smiles and laughter. Whenever you look at things in a lighter vein, it shows that your heart is in the right place.

It takes being an active participant in your life. But you are in the driver's seat, and you can determine the direction you want tomorrow to go in.

Keep believing in brighter days, finding ways for your dreams and wishes to come true. Giving you hope that is as certain as the sun, giving you strength of serenity as your guide.

The cat is the beutiful devil. And here we can use the word, even without the “a.”- from a Dec. 21 1960, a letter to Sheri Martinelli"On Cats

What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid.

I get really angry when I get hungry. If you don't feed me, I won't talk to you. That's when my anger issues come out.

I've been doing a lot of hiking, which I love

Being cross-genre, you can encounter an image and decide not only how to best express it but what form would express it best.

Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable.

I fought a bear once. But it started crying, so I let it off.

Robots want to love us because the field of artificial intelligence has programmed robots to say they want to love us.

I think it is one of the capacities of human beings, to create style.

People feel the need to choose sides when a relationship splits - it's human nature.