I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.

Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is stronger than gratitude.

What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet.

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Whoever is happy will make others happy.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices. Then our choices make us.

You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!

Was an eternity of absolute ease just another name for hell?

Who are my influences? Everybody.

The most painful and jealously guarded secrets are perhaps the ones that everyone around us knows. Stupid tragedies. Useless tears.

I'd always felt very strongly in the power of vocation.

It is not very polite to interrupt a person, of course, but sometimes if the person is very unpleasant you can hardly stop yourself.

Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.

I believe the power to make money is a gift from God...to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.

Edgar Allen Poe really started me when I was 8. I fell in love with everything of his.

You must appreciate that love is the last reason for which a man marries.

I love Cameron Diaz, and I love Drew Barrymore.