No sir, I don't know why, but my eyes don't cry no more.

There's a thin, blurry line between humor and tragedy.

Things aren't ever what they seem to be when you first look at them. What's important is that you keep your mind wide open and try to understand what's going on from a lot of different angles.

I often tell young people that as a writer you are very powerful, that you can make absolutely anything happen.

I write because I love to. I'm very, very fortunate to have found something that I love doing that also earns my living. But to be honest, I'd write even if I weren't being paid to.

A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. It's a little fist of love waiting to unfold and be seen by the world. And that's you.

Work at your craft, write daily, and follow your dreams because dreams do come true.

Just like when there's a time that a smart person knows enough is enough, there's a time when you know you've got to fight.

But you just gotta understand that that's the way it is and keep on steppin'.

I'm the same age as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth.

But don't ever call her ex-boyfriends by his name.

Speculators always present opportunities for genuine investors to -- pick under-priced stocks, and- exit over-priced

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

It's hard to believe that you're really here, so I just pretend that you're not here.

Gaylord (Perry) is a very honorable man. He only calls for the spitter when he needs it.

I'd never been to acting school, so I never thought I'd get this far.

If you stopped yourself every time you said, I have to and changed it to, I get to, it might change your entire experience.

I grew up around strong women; weak men were pickled and salted. The women wouldn't waste time raising a weak boy.

... if you talk to say any of the first 40 or 50 employees, they all feel like they were a part of the founding of the company.

The conversation is happening about your brand whether you're a part of it or not.

It is astonishing that Monod's Les Adieux are not better known. This courageous French Reformed pastor was both passionate in his care for people and singular in his devotion to God.