I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money.

I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers.

Deaf people can do anything, except hear.

When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do.

It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.

I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.

I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that's fine.

I live my life like everyone else; everyone has their own obstacles. Mine is deafness.

Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.

When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate.

Relax. Refresh. Renew. Play. Sing. Laugh. Enjoy. Forgive. Dance. Love. Hug. Share. Kiss. Create. Explore. Hope. Listen. Dare. Trust. Dream. Learn. TODAY!

There are various wounds to describe our hurts

I wanted to fight in the Iraq war because I felt like I had an obligation as a human being to help free people from oppression.

Diogenes would frequently praise those who were about to marry, and yet did not marry.

If the enemies of the SA are hoping that the SA will not return from leave, we are ready to let them enjoy the hope for a short time.

Any work that is not rooted in myth and poetry or that does not partake of the depth and essence of the universe is merely a ghost.

In public administration good sense would seem to require that public expectation be kept at the lowest possible level in order to minimize eventual disappointment.

And the pond's stillness nippled as if by rain instead is pocked with life.

Where the lips are silent the heart has a thousand tongues.

Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent.