Pain isn't always the enemy.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

All I know about what people think of my gear is what a couple of my friends tell me, and one of them always wants to borrow money, so I'm not sure how reliable he is.

I've learned one hell of a lot about men in my lifetime. They're all right to take to bed, but you sure better never let them get a stranglehold on you.

Hope is not just... out in the sky, or not accepting the facts or reality. Hope is having optimistic, positive expectations.

If you're performing for the right reasons, it's glorious.

I strongly agree that a National Intelligence Director should be established to oversee and coordinate the 15 federal intelligence agencies.

George Bernard Shaw writes like a Pakistani who has learned English when he was twelve years old in order to become an accountant.

Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you.

Fear exists until the moment when the unavoidable happens, after that we must waste none of our energy on it.

More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.