Real seriousness in regard to writing being one of the two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Every journey towards change begins with awareness.

I wouldn't underrate the power of regret. It doesn't feel good... But it's hard to learn anything important without it.

Failure too is a form of death.

It was a show that you played at home and you're saying to the contestant do this and do that. When you at home are involved in yelling at the screen, then you know you've got an audience.

You've no right to walk into people's castles and take their guitars.

Einstein's results again turned the tables and now very few philosophers or scientists still think that scientific knowledge is, or can be, proven knowledge.

Kids aren't suppose to have cancer, they're suppose to have a future.

If I, being a mother of two, can win a medal, so can you all. Take me as an example and don't give up.

Shameless is a show I would watch even if I wasn’t on it, it’s my kind of show.

To achieve a goal, a dream, a wish, you must plan it out for success!