Every show on television has a downward trend because there are so many more things to watch. You can only deal with what is the benchmark of a hit series and 'Survivor' clearly remains a hit series.

Facing your fears robs them of their power.

There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.

An instant family classic that is utterly unique but reminiscent of films like 'E.T.,' 'Sound of Music' and 'Life Is Beautiful.'

Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.

I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.

I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.

America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.

My mantra is: Realize you're going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn't mean I'm not frightened of it.

You've heard the saying, 'Analysis creates paralysis.' You can't be 100 percent sure of anything.

I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith.

Cities get built out of poet's dreams.

The problem with thinking up a new and original idea within a novel is that you have to make sure that Kurt Vonnegut did not already think of it.

Feed your inner man

It occurred to me that if I were a ghost, this ambiance was what I'd miss most: the ordinary, day-to-day bustle of the living. Ghosts long, I'm sure, for the stupidest, most unremarkable things.

Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us--not to mention our crockery and our woolens!

I don't surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.

I've never counted my chickens before they've hatched.

Whatever is silenced will clamor to be heard, though silently.

The message of Vietnam is not that Americans will not take casualties; it is that the American people do not want the lives of their sons and daughters wasted.

Being educated means to prefer the best not only to the worst but to the second best.