I do not think of myself as unusually creative. I think we all come from the creator, each human being streaming with the glory. So each one of us is creative.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

I don’t remember his face or the place we ate. I only remember how he grabbed my hand and his voice when he spoke of his dad.

It’s never lost on me that it was the religious who Jesus had to challenge not to throw stones.

An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

President Obama has appointed a new head of the Secret Service. The new Secret Service director was so excited that he jumped over the White House fence for joy.

Most of our problems are related to the mind, so we have to work to reduce our destructive emotions.

I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day.

It's hard to predict what kinds of people are going to enjoy it [film]. And what people ain't. That's the movies. You never know.

Truth and justice are the immutable laws of social order.

My problem is desserts. I am obsessed with desserts.