Receiving, gratitude, and generosity all grow together.

A dead dog is more quiet than a house on the steppes, a chair in a empty room.

There are basically two kinds of people: those who have empathy and care about others and those who don't. The ones who don't are creating most of the problems in the world.

The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude.

When I get home I take some sleeping pills and within what seemed like half an hour of unconsciousness it was Monday morning again.

There are some vile and contemptible men who, allowing themselves to be conquered by misfortune, seek a refuge in death.

We all have need to be trained to see, and to have our eyes opened before we can take in the joy that is meant for us in this beautiful life.

I feel being an actress is probably not half as difficult as being a mother, and I do not know when I will be ready for that kind of a decision.

The best state for human nature is that in which, while no one is poor, no one desires to be richer, nor has any reason to fear from thrust back, by the efforts of others to push themselves forward.

You can never know too much about writing. If you think you know everything, you're not leaving yourself open to learn. . . . The best writers are always learning, exploring, and trying to improve.

As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launch.