Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.

The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.

I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

It takes constant vigilance not to slip into negativity or simple apathy. It takes courage to believe over any given period of time that we are getting better and not sliding into decline.

As you move toward a dream, the dream moves toward you.

Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.

If we lean into what we love instead of soldiering toward what we 'should,' our pace quickens, our energy rises, optimism sets in. What we love is nutritious for us.

What we focus on, we empower and enlarge. Good multiplies when focused upon. Negativity multiplies when focused upon. The choice is ours: Which do we want more of?

Historical determinism is a recipe for political quietism.

I am many things. Stupid is not one of them. Your wrath is impressive for a mortal.

We don't need any more writers as solitary heroes. We need a heroic writer's movement: assertive, militant, pugnacious.

Other people can think ahead all they want. I just focus on the task at hand and try to move on.

The most damaging prejudice consists of banning any kind of investigation of nature.

You're not to wallow, but if you don't process your regrets, then they remain emotional underground toxins.

Perhaps I shifted from "me" to "we" when I realized that "I" could get a lot more done with "us."

My friends seem much more excited about my doing Anastasia than Brainstorm... and to tell you the truth, I feel the same way.

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.