Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone.

Teenagers too often have to deal with loss and death. You had to cope with the untimely death of your brother; how can young people deal with such tragedies?

When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am.

I'm just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you're on a television show for six years, they run your schedule.

A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important.

I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives.

The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to.

Try to have as diverse group of friends as possible and don't get into the the clique scenario.

We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children.

The money was good while it lasted. The best part was clearly that it changed my view of what's possible, as far as thinking how you can have an impact on a national level.

No one would ever say that someone with a broken arm or a broken leg is less than a whole person, but people say that or imply that all the time about people with mental illness.

It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.

I really didn't want to have my name on the center, because it just seemed like it was too much of a personal thing.

I take Wellbutrin because I'm afraid to go into stores. I'm afraid people are going to yell at me.

That we do not comprehend or accept something does not invalidate its truth.

Beware of the thief on the street that's after your purse. But also beware of the thief in your mind that's after your promise.

For me the most moving moment came when I first started working on 2001. I was already in awe of him, and he had very much already become Stanley Kubrick by the time the film started.

If you lined up everyone I've ever dated, you wouldn't see any similarities.

Try to pick a fund manager who has a well-defined strategy, has been through these things before, and go invest and stay with him.

Any upward movement is movement for us all.