My musical development stopped when Frank Sinatra died.

Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.

The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

We are all experts in our own little niches.

My life is what it is, and I can't change it. I can change the future, but I can't do anything about the past.

I tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool!

If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.

I had only been a citizen for two weeks when I received a summons to appear for jury duty!

Learning something new is fun.

I'm curious about everything - even things that don't interest me.

All knowledge hurts.

Life is meaningless. It is our actions that add meaning to it.

Pain is nothing but growth waiting for us to give it permission to grow us up.

I'd buy myself a cabin on the beach, I'd put some glue in my navel, and I'd stick a flag in there. Then I'd wait to see which way the wind was blowing.

I've often been accused of making anthropology into literature, but anthropology is also field research. Writing is central to it.

I don't care what anyone does, as long as they go through the copyright office.

Sometimes you have to abandon your own children for other children.

He who least likes courting favour, ought also least to think of resenting neglect; to feel wounded at being refused a distinction can only arise from an overweening appetite to have it.

I wish everyone could wake up with a birdie on your shoulder, reminding them that this could be your last day.

All achievement should be measured in human happiness.