Pity is a benign form of abuse.

The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.

Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.

Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

Our challenges don’t define us, our actions do.

If you fixate on the worst-case scenario and it actually happens, you’ve lived it twice.

Family is not an important thing. It's everything.

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur.

If you like a person at their worst, you will love them at their best.

Sometimes we never see what failure is and often fail to recognize it.

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. It transcends all barriers.

At the time, 1980, people regarded actresses involved with production with a certain amount of fear, resentment and anger.

I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want to be stuck in the same rut.

When you're a comedian, the Holy Grail is an hour long HBO special.

There is nothing perfectly secure but poverty.

A story is like a moving train: no matter where you hop onboard, you are bound to reach your destination sooner or later.

If I can't get a mental image from the song, I won't sing it.

Most ideas never happen. It's an uphill battle against the status quo and our own tendencies.