I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter.

When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.

Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.

Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?

Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.

To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain.

I am selfish. I reach for the world I want to live in. And I believe in leaving our best we can do to our children

Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.

You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it.

You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there.

Mother often said that she could never be bothered to understand why Alice did the things she did, and now, more than ever, Alice thought never being bothered was a very lazy way to love someone.

A friend is a stranger that you have come to know better.

Of all the Wonders in the World, the greatest wonder of all, was sharing it with you.

Now Leroux, what think youOf this twist to the story?

Write a daily gratitude.

Action is what will produce your desired results.

Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble.

Make me chaste and To what excesses will men not go for the sake of a religion in which they believe so little and which they practice so imperfectly!

No prudent antagonist thinks light of his adversaries.

I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.