I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn't want to get famous; I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic?

There's so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic.

For fast-acting relief try slowing down.

If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?

Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.

If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed.

I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.

Literature will save me it's the only certainty i am sure of.

You're not who he expected you to be

When deep down in the core of your being you believe that your soulmate exists, there is no limit to the ways he or she can enter your life.

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.

The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner

It is irresponsible to set an arbitrary cap on how much therapy a Medicare beneficiary can receive. It ignores the health needs of our senior population - especially the oldest and sickest.

An artist is maybe not always having a normal life.

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon.

If possible, leave room for your enemy to become your friend.

Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It's your move.