Nobody looks stupid when they are having fun.

Change the world by being yourself.

We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work, it doesn't matter. But work is third.

Continue to share your heart with people even if it's been broken.

Symmetry is pleasing but not as sexy. Einstein is cool but Picasso knows what I'm talking about.

There's power in looking silly and not caring that you do.

I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading.

If your career is a bad boyfriend, it is healthy to remember you can always leave and go sleep with somebody else.

Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn't think we needed to know.

Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.

You never know what's around the corner unless you peek. Hold someone's hand while you do it. You will feel less scared.

How can you use what most excites, angers, or upsets you to achieve what you want to be, do or experience?

I went to college, but I learned to write by reading - and writing.

The greatest miracle is the miracle of wakefulness, to awaken from the dream of life and to see infinity everywhere, even in the finite, in the simple doings of life.

We don't choose what we will do for God; He invites us to join Him where He wants to involve us.

After all, children are children no matter their background.

I like going to schools and telling classes that when I was a child, I failed every "will this kid become a writer" test.

If everyone thinks you're bizarre and creepy, then you play bad guys. If everyone thinks you're beautiful and wants to kiss you, then you play the lead role.

The things that get rewarded, get done

I always say if you can't buy it three times over, you can't afford it. Don't drive a Bentley on a Benz income.

Light reading is not to be avoided but should be used as a conduit to more serious reading.