I can't help but be a little more gun-shy and wary about people.

I wouldn't go back on my old days, though; everybody needs to have their wild years. It's just a question of when and I'd rather have had them early than be doing it as a mid-life crisis type thing.

Can someone explain the vitriol whenever Ayn Rand comes up? 'Atlas' is the greatest motivator for the individual that I can imagine.

Sampling, statisticians have told us, is a much more effective way of getting a good census.

I was sick of playing high-school kids. I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China.

The '80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.

Be funny whenever possible, even if some people don't get it.

We always reminisce about how everyone tried to get Diane Lane's attention, to very little success.

Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself.

People have a responsibility, especially with today's media, to read between the lines.

Fake confidence on the outside often trumps truthful turmoil on the inside.

The goal for most people should not be to feel better, but to get better at feeling.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.

The war could kill the faith in him, too, if he was not strong or careful enough. He could feel it fluttering within him sometimes, a bird in a cage of knives. Its own blood on its face and wings.

We are strong where we were broken.

You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.

The problem [of climat changing] is only getting worse - that to me underscores that we need a transformative solution.

Whatever makes you weird is probably your greatest asset.

God's Word is your owner's manual for life. It contains principles for health, finance, marriage, other relationships, business, and much more.

Don't give up your power to change things. Negativity and unhappiness are caused by you. You can change your attitude.