Much as we might wish it, looks don't always last forever. That's why, if you're looking for a long-term relationship, it's extremely important to take into consideration qualities that will last.

Just because a jackass brays does not mean you have to pay attention.

The harder you try to control your girlfriend the further you'll drive her away, so stop acting like a dumbbell.

You have only one life to live, so live it without worrying about what others may think.

Men like women who are fun to be around, who are kind, intelligent, honest and who don't play games.

Like a stone thrown into a pond, a good deed can create ripples that extend far beyond the initial splash.

Because a jackass brays doesn't mean you have to take it to heart.

People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others. It's a sign of immaturity.

Because there can be consequences for saying the first thing that pops into our heads, it is prudent to exercise tact.

The best exercise in the world is to bend down and help someone up.

What other people think is their problem.

If I didn't work on the assumption that people were mostly telling me the truth, I think I'd go mad... And I'd rather be mistaken about others than mistrustful of them.

You can ask any set decorator on any set where I've had to be in an office, I always kind of claim it - I put Post-its everywhere, and I kind of make it look lived-in.

Never in my career have I got the support for what I'm doing, any more than I have on Fringe.

My fondest memories are of watching lambs being delivered.

On the whole, I don't want to think too much about why I write what I write. If I know what I'm doing ... I can't do it.

We want to seal the deal that we're the best team that's ever happened.

He looked less handsome without the smile and glow in his eyes, but he also seemed more real. Being real will get me into trouble faster than any amount of charm.

If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn't have met this child. I needed to know her. I needed to be her mother. She is, in every way my daughter.

Self-realization is a process of permanent auto-creation, an elaboration of the new man at the expense of the old.

I don't have too much faith in destiny, or an afterlife. This is it.