I'm as American as Chevrolet.

In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive.

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.

We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.

I always wore sneakers when I wanted to. It was always about being comfortable and being myself.

Children are a quality of life ... when our children are happy, then we are better as human beings.

It you want to be somebody, If you want to go some where, you've got to wake up and pay attention

It never occurs to me that there are things I can't do.

This is the way to get ideas: never to let adverse circumstances discourage you, but to believe there is a way out of every difficulty, which may be found by earnest though.

The denigration of those we love always detaches us from them in some degree. Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers.

If you want to swim across the English Channel from England to France - you have to leave your doubt on the beach in England.

What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face.

People's lives are in the care of the railways when they get on a train. The railways should remember that.

I have this beautiful antique silver wine decanter that I bought at an auction. I always pour wine from that.

People love to be nice, but you must give them the chance.

Now simmer blinks on flowery braes, And o'er the crystal streamlet plays.

The good news is that more than ever, value accrues to those that show up, those that make a difference, those that do work that matters.

I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate gratification.