I believe that we are fundamentally the same and have the same basic potential.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy-Dalai Lama

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.

Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

I will announce my intention to totally renegotiate NAFTA, one of the worst deals America has ever made.

I rewrote the ending of 'Farewell to Arms' 39 times before I was satisfied.

Better the feet slip then the tongue.

A wife is a gift bestowed upon a man to reconcile him to the loss of paradise.

If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on.

When I'm creating characters, I definitely think of theme songs. Writing for me is very visual, so I sometimes think of it in terms of a movie with a soundtrack, and try to transfer that to words.

No one is entirely good or evil; that is what the Warrior thinks when he has a new opponent.

I don't believe in saturation. We're thinking and talking worldwide.

I would love to be remembered as one of the greatest Lears or Hamlets.

I don't think Marquee Moon was so good, y'know? Just another record. First records everybody likes a lot.