I would rather not watch myself in movies. I enjoy the experience, but I won't really see the film until they're on cable deep on into my life so I can pretend it's someone else at another time.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

I get lots of awards for being mentally ill. Apparently, I am better at being mentally ill than almost anything else I've ever done. Seriously - I have a shelf of awards for being bipolar.

You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.

We have to try to control what we can or else we cannot judge progress.

In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.

When's the last time you went into a barber shop and saw everyone there unconsious?

I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.

Humans more easily remember or learn items when they are studied a few times over a long period of time (spaced presentation), rather than studied repeatedly in a short period of time.

The question isn't, 'What do we want to know about people?', It's, 'What do people want to tell about themselves?'

God knew where he was, but he asked so as to start a conversation with Adam and avoid startling him too much to reply.

You're a stalker with hooves." -Percy Jackson

When you begin to realize that your past does not necessarily dictate the outcome of your future, then you can release the hurt. It is impossible to inhale new air until you exhale the old.

I feel qualified and competent to try anything that's thrown my way because I don't have to be a success. I can just try.