Men think they think upon the great political questions, and they do; but they think with their party, not independently; they read its literature, but not that of the other side

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

...we ought also to consider as false all that is doubtful.

Be kind to everyone, and don't leave yourself out of the equation.

If you want an innovative environment, hire innovative people, listen to them tell you what they want, and do it.

We chat about clothes and if we're going on the red carpet we definitely talk about what we are going to wear.

You find out so many interesting things when you're not on drugs.

The ocean inspires me because there's the energy of the water moving.

The gods that we've made are exactly the gods you'd expect to be made by a species that's about half a chromosome away from being chimpanzee.

You should know the ins and outs [of the marriage]. So it was nice to see a little bit of background.

Give and Take... For to the bee a flower is a fountain if life And to the flower a bee is a messenger of love And to both, bee and flower, the giving and the receiving is a need and an ecstasy.

I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs.