It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

Before you go to bed, write down three 'gratefuls' for the day and three 'did wells' (they can even include something as simple as doing the laundry)-the results can be amazing!

It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.

You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go through pain, but in a way one must, in order to gain courage and really feel joy.

If someone tells you that you cannot do something and you believe it, they are right.

It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.

No one ever said life was fair. Just Eventful.

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself.

I changed for the better when I quit expecting others to.

How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?

An adulterer will not commit adultery when he has full faith (in Allah), and a thief will not steal when he has full faith (in Allah).

I know I'm not a great singer. But I love to sing and I like to use my voice in different ways.

We are what we eat, it is often said, but of course that's only part of the story. We are what what we eat eats too.

I told my cellmates about the oppression of the whites and apartheid. I helped organize hunger strikes and the like in my prison.

Water is more precious than oil. Both are more precious than music. Music won't heat a house or help a plant to grow.

I work, play and do everything in French.

I would love to be in the position where the role is challenging enough that I need three months to prepare for it and then six months to live the life of character.

Make a commitment to having fun. See your best friends and make time for your hobbies and passions.