It [military action on Iraq] makes me feel ashamed to come from the United States. It is humiliating.

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

When you learn not to want things so badly, life comes to you.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.

Moments of pure happiness...come upon you unexpectedly. Don't be too preoccupied to experience them.

Everything is transient. Everything is constantly changing. The only thing we have is now.

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story.

Don't be absent from your own life.

I've never been a sunny personality. I've never been outgoing. I'm a solitary person.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

But should not atheists have an equal obligation to explain the origin of pleasure in a world of randomness and meaninglessness?

The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness.

The harsh reality is that my flesh must die not so much because of what it does, but because of what it is.

Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself.

Never stop paying attention to things. Never make your mind up finally. Do not hold beliefs.

The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.

Knowledge must become capability.

You may give them your love, but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.

When there's no turning back, your instincts will lead you forward.

It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues.