Monogamy is contrary to nature but necessary for the greater social good.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

~In motivating people, YOU've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved~

If your eyes and mind can SEE IT, the body does not require external motivation to get motivated.

The person who fights monsters should make sure that in the process, he does not become a monster himself. Because when you stare down at an abyss, the abyss stares back at you.

What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

The best way to learn about wine is in the drinking

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

They who have nothing to trouble them, will be troubled at nothing.

You cannot be the person they know and the great, glorious person you want to become. Not at the same time.

Music fills the infinite between two souls. This has been muffled by the mist of our daily habits.

Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our strengths. Americans have ever been a relentless, questioning, hopeful people.