I think we, sometimes, try to fill a void with so many other things that we make the wound deeper & prevent it from ever healing properly.

Never play the Devil's Advocate. Your words could be the difference between success and failure in someone else.

I was thinking about picking up kayaking, but I didn't want anyone to think I had herpes.

I used to dream of a week-long beach vacation with white sand under my toes... right now, I'd settle for 48 hours at a Motel 6 with some Lysol and a UV lamp.

Your past doesn't define you. Only your present and your future. If your life is screwed up, stop making excuses. What are you going to do about it today?

If it isn't going to matter to you in 5 years, quit stressing about it. (Also, quit b*tching about it. It might matter when you're all alone in 5 yrs because you're annoying now.)

It's nice to feel needed... it's better to feel wanted.

As a kid, I dreamed of a knight in shining armor coming to rescue me. Now, I just dream of equal pay for equal work.

I'll say it again, for every moment you're with the wrong person, you are robbing yourself and the right person of the opportunity to find real happiness.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life, and if you screw that up, you can start again tomorrow.

There is no fate... no predestination... no luck. Don't use that as an excuse to not live the life you want. Work for it. You make your future - no one else.

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.

When storms come, we naturally want to run. What might happen in your friendship if you learned instead to stay put when storm hit?

A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

Steel is prince or pauper.

I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves.

I've seen foreigners really shift on their view of America, and that's hard for me to take.

I love talking about acting. I'm just such a fan of actors and filmmakers, and I try to choose roles where I get to talk to great actors about acting and learn.

At 1970 rates of production, Canada's reserves represent 923 years supply for oil and 392 years for gas

We're really quite nice and friendly, but everyone has a beastly side to them, don't they?

If the results don't scream: "Do this again!" Try something new.