Kind of the critical acclaim of this movie [La La Land] is that it's striking a chord with the public in a way that has been really beautiful and powerful.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter.

I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

I hold a theory that, sooner or later, if a man but live long enough, certain books destined for his peculiar delight will find him, however obscure they or he may be.

Every creation comes from the Creator.

People say I'm a gold digger, but do you see me wearing gold? No. I'm wearing diamonds.

He is truly great in who hath power over himself.

Vice is basically the love of failure.

The circumstances of your life are neither good nor bad. They are appropriate to the needs of your soul. They may or may not be what your personality desires.

Poetry is the thread that leads us out of the labyrinth of despair and into the light.

Among the conservative Greek opinion there would be no regrets that Alexander the Greek leader was invading the barbarians.

Such a strong thing LOVE, changes everything.

I think a big misconception about GMOs is that there is a scientific consensus on their safety.