No one else sees you as the villain here, but you gotta stop being a victim babe.

He was so glad he didn’t go through with his plan to end himself. What an idiot. Look at how much he would’ve missed if he’d followed through.

KYLE: ... no way in h*ll he’s getting away with short changing you.”KERRYANNE: But like you said, I don’t need it so why?KYLE: Because it’s rightfully yours sweetheart.

KYLE: ....people shouldn’t give up on their dreams.

She wasn’t thinking about making it rich, she wasn’t that delusional. But at least here was something that could take her away from herself if even for a little while, and she reveled in it.

Try to see what’s in front of you instead of what’s behind.

That’s the problem with you young people, always thinking everything comes with a price. An act of kindness is just that, nothing more.

When a man takes care of what’s his it’s not charity.

KERRYANNE: Well, if I’m so spectacular why did my husband leave me for her?” KURT: (Poor baby.) Because he’s a weak *ssh*le, and you were way too much woman for him.

.....he was gonna teach her to say a big old f*ck you.

......he married a girl, he had no idea what the woman was going to be like. As soon as he got a glimpse he was running scared.

The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books

Clear visions and positive goals, leads to positive actions and purposeful life.

That we may not fall short of desire, but let us give way to the unspoken passion hidden in the closet of our discretion. (“Crépuscule du désir”)

For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends.

Let us renew our trust in god, and go forward without fear.

I was the basest of readers. All I wanted was my own world, and myself in it, given back to me in artful shapes and accessible form.

The roots of effective leadership lie in simple things, one of which is listening. Listening to someone demonstrates respect; it shows that you value their ideas and are willing to hear them.

Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.

Everything we are is anchored in our childhoods. The drama comes in how we deal with it. Are we slaves to our past, or can we rise above it? This is the stuff of great stories.

I've never ruled out the possibility of going back into public service.