Mothers have a habit of proving right except you don't find that out until you're the age your mother was when she gave you the advice.

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.

Maybe nothing is completely true, and not even that.

True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.

My bacteria glow in the dark - no human being doesn't like that.

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.

I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.

Transparency people talk a lot about, it's a goal everybody ascribes to but when push comes to shove, very few people actually adhere to it.

My personality is that I'm a human being like everybody else, just a citizen and a blue collar guy.

To live beneath sorrow, one must yield to it.

A victory which is not honorable is nothing but a defeat!

What is important is that complex systems, richly cross-connected internally, have complex behaviours, and that these behaviours can be goal-seeking in complex patterns.