Just because something 'is' doesn't mean that it should be.

If you're not living your truth, you're living a lie.

Truth is never negative. Only one's perception of it is.

There is something so beautiful and inspiring about picking ourselves up with humility and dignity after we fall.

Life as we know it is a death sentence.

"A creative life is not just for those fictional few who are "touched by the hand of God." We are all touched by the hand of God."

The silence between two notes is as beautiful and meaningful as the notes themselves.

With music and art, I can create the kind of world in which I wish to live.

One of the greatest acts of courage is having to face every day of life feeling unloved.

Looking for the good in everything is equally as misguided as looking for the bad in everything.

The most supreme beauty is that of the feminine; the source of all creativity. Even in my greatest despair, that realization alone restores my faith in God.

I can travel around the wold and back with out ever leaving the warmth from my bed.

The mind of an artist never sleeps, because dreaming is when they do their best work.

One simple test of the claim that the pleasure in the world outweighs the pain…is to compare the feelings of an animal that is devouring another with those of the animal being devoured.

The extraordinary's the norm.

Truth is fine. Absolutely.

I always think clothing is like a scrapbook: you remember all the good memories and the past times.

The Church which taught men not to keep faith with heretics, had no claim to toleration.

If I hadn't had my children, I wouldn't have written more and better, I would have written less and worse.

I think we will see better vaccines within the next 15 years, but I'm not a scientist and am focused on the short-term - what will happen in the interim.

Elizabeth Taylor has a big heart. She recently built a halfway house for girls who don't want to go all the way.