I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my mother.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time.

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.

Miss Child is never bashful with butter.

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

The establishment people tell us that if the workers wanted to share the profits, it was called communism. When management wants to share profits, it's called a bonus.

The House looks like more fun. It's like the Donahue show. The Senate is like one of those Sunday morning public service programs.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

To be good, see goodness in everyone.

One wonders at the docility of the students who evidently must be satisfied enough with the credentials to be uncaring about the lack of education.

I'm an only child, and I think one of the sweet things about that is that my parents are really interested in every aspect of my life.

The amazing thing is that every atom in your body came from a star that exploded.

My advice has always been to study the craft of acting if you want to be an actor. There are many great schools that teach acting. NYU being one of them.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the nature of their troubles.

You will not find a soulmate in the quiet of your room. You must go to a noisy place and look in the quiet corners.

You can't lose sight of what you did to get there

(In schools) There is an emphasis on doing things right rather on doing the right things.

I've worked with a lot of different producers, a lot of different writers on the album, so I mostly feel like I learned a lot about what I don't want to do the next time around.