My life is a crystal teardrop. There are snowflakes falling in the teardrop and little figures trudging in slow motion.

Action is the antidote to despair.

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.

You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy.

I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.

I think music has the power to transform people, and in doing so, it has the power to transform situations - some large and some small.

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.

I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it?

I have hope in people, in individuals. Because you don't know what's going to rise from the ruins.

As long as one keeps searching, the answers will come.

Someone had to change the world. And obviously I was the one for the job.

I don't believe in the word " incurable " I believe to find a cure we need to deconstruct the cause.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

She lives like tomorrow isn't coming and yesterday never happened.

It starts with a single breath and the present moment, but where it takes you is into the vast radiance of your true nature, into a magical, spacious life.

I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it.

I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself.

I don't think I was fully satisfied acting. You know, the girlfriend role or the best friend role, and that wasn't enough for me.

Basketball isn't a game; It's an art form. You master the fundamentals so you can forget 'em, so you can improvise and just concentrate on what really matters: getting buckets.

Obama really does recognize the threats that are out there; I think he understands the world. He understands the role of America in that troubled world.

I'm always going to keep your heart safe, even if mine has to stop beating for that to happen.