My mother saw a movie when she was 14 years old. I forget the name of the movie, but one of the lead characters was named Lark. She decided then she would name me and she stuck to it, and here I am.

Clearly I am a very strong, top-of-the-line, always-rising-to-it personage.

I have no worries myself, nor do I exude or possess within my living stratus any reason why someone should worry [on] my behalf.

We're all strange inside. We learn how to disguise our differences as we grow up.

When the State withers, humanity flowers.

I didn't use to think anything was worth keeping private. Now I do.

People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season.

The ideas of [ Le Corbusier ] that actually found their way into practice were deeply destructive - for instance, the tower-in-a-park, which mutated into the vertical slums of the late 20th century.

I would never become an alcoholic like my father because my father deserted us. But diseases, there's no let up.

We all want to judge; it's an intrinsic part of our society and human nature. I'm not surprised that talent shows are hits, but I'm glad some of them aren't so brutal.

What do we have to achieve? Not your position, not your wealth, not all these outward things, but you have to achieve a loving heart.

We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years.

When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily the case - what results is a resentment of life almost as deep-seated as the fear of death