Pain is a great teacher, but most of us would rather learn some other way.

Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of your journey.

It's a lot easier to get your way if you have more than one way.

The accumulation of small, optimistic acts produces quality in our culture and in your life. Our culture resonates in tense times to individual acts of grace.

There are, of course, two kinds of suffering, that which has a reward and that which doesn't.

Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them.

If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor.

The best revenge is, of course, a good life. Enjoy yourself, be happy, be successful. It'll drive them crazy-or you can imagine it does. You'll feel so good you won't care.

The journey toward the heart is always a journey home.

People who think in absolutes usually don't listen to anyone but themselves. They resist new ideas and try to preserve the status quo.

People who think they know usually stopped thinking long ago.

Joy, not sorrow.Laughter, not tears.Life, not death.Love, not blame.

Endless possibilities is hidden inside the fog of life.

At no other time has Nature concentrated such a wealth of valuable nourishment into such a small space as in the cocoa bean.

As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.

There's an, oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me.

The countless number of influential figures in American history who are of Caribbean heritage indicates the need to set aside a designated time to celebrate their contribution to our country.

Science is not wisdom.

I'm always looking for a nexus, where you can put all these diverse people together, see how they respond to one another, see what they learn about each other, and what they like and don't like.

Wallow too much in sensitivity and you can't deal with life, or the truth.