Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being.

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.

I am more and more convinced that some people are put in our lives solely to try our patience and tamper with our tolerance levels.

INJUSTICE, n. A burden which of all those that we load upon others and carry ourselves is lightest in the hands and heaviest upon the back.

I don't talk a lot when I interview. My job is to get out of the way.

The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.

Has God forgotten everything I've done for him ?

History is the third parent.

Freedom from suffering is a great happiness.

I would think beer and football go hand in hand.

When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'