People laughed at the way I dressed, but that was the secret of my success. I didn't look like anyone.

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

The best accessory for a woman - handsome man!

Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.

Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.

It's not the appearance, it's the essence. It's not the money, it's the education. It's not the clothes, it's the class.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

The world was incomprehensibly intricate, and yet this forest made a simple sense in her heart that she felt nowhere else.

The circular wind is life. What was yesterday comes again tomorrow. It runs from place to place and returns. But in the midst of disorder is reason. And if you can hold to reason, you shall be safe.

I've always been independent. I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes.

When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.

Why do early risers always take that self-righteous tone?

When you go to jail, there's so much simple stuff missing. You just want some good toilet paper or a real toothbrush, a real blanket and a real bed to lay in.

If someone wants to run a campaign about '90s nostalgia, it's not going to be very successful.

Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one of the great songwriters of our time and one of the fun people to be with.

It's one of the things that looks good written down, but the reality is that you think about the pieces you're doing and try to bear in mind everyone in the audience.