Much of someone's real character lies in what they don't say about themselves.

We like to think we're in control but we never are.

How strange it is beholding this, and, very confident, proclaim that such magnificenceoccurred by accident.

Life did come with a manual.

Solitude is the canvas of a thinking mind.

If you can't write, read.If you can't read, walk.Or walk and read, then write.

Solitary walks are great for getting new ideas. It's like you're in a video game and you pick up idea coins on the way.

Those who are acquainted with failure acquire the unique ability to dare without fear of it.

It's only awkward if it matters.

You don't have to live happily ever after with every single person in your life in order to live happily ever after. Some unfortunate endings are necessary.

It reveals how well you value someone - the way you handle their belongings.

Just at present you only see the tree by the light of the lamp. I wonder when you would ever see the lamp by the light of the tree.

For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom.

Remembering the past gives power to the present.

The more civilized we become, the more horrendous our entertainments.

Politicians will not put forth programs aimed at the problems of poor blacks while their turnout remains so low.

In quixotically trying to conquer death doctors all too frequently do no good for their patients' ease but at the same time they do harm instead by prolonging and even magnifying patients' dis-ease.

You need a plan for everything, whether it's building a cathedral or a chicken coop. Without a plan, you'll postpone living until you're dead.

Fantasy is, I believe, the great nourisher of imagination. To paraphrase Einstein on how to develop intelligence in young people: Read fairy tales. Then read more fairy tales.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

The reason I entered politics was a belief that the people of this country - having achieved so much that was good and noble in our past - had the potential to do amazing things in the future.