I think there is just a vein of humanity that really loves animals and really loves to read about them.

When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It's fate.

Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.

I stare at her for a long moment. I want to kiss her. I want to kiss her more than I've ever wanted anything in my life.

I look after those who look after me." He smacks his lips, stares at me, and adds, "I also look after those who don't." - Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)

Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

The only thing that makes me crazier than writing is not writing.

When will people learn that just because you can make something doesn’t mean you should?

When I first submerged my feet into frigid water, they hurt so badly I yanked them out again. I persisted, dunking them for longer and longer periods, until the cold finally blistered.

I don't like outlining, because books are organic things. Sometimes a book doesn't want to be written in a certain way.

Don't want to get tipsy and break a hip.

Be fearless in the chase of your dream.

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance

Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows.

To keep on trying in spite of disappointment and failure is the only way to keep young and brave. Failures become victories if they make us wise-hearted.

The more successful an organization becomes, the more difficult it is to deal with.

It is much easier to wear a cross than to bear a cross.

Everything in moderation, and there's a perfect balance in this life if we can find it.

When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.

I enjoy my public speaking. That's what I love doing. It's what I'm good at.