Religion is like an ice cold whiskey on a hot day.

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.

As years go by, chances of winning here are getting slimmer. That's just a matter of fact. It does get tougher, but it's possible, there's a tiny little chance.

So why are we having to fight in 2012 against politicians who want to end access to birth control? It's like we woke up in a bad episode of 'Mad Men'.

But felt through all this fleshly dresse Bright shootes of everlastingnesse.

For me, to be a feminist is to answer the question 'Are women human?' with a yes.

It is bad enough to reinvent the wheel. What really hurts is when they reinvent the flat tire.

I'm really not an angry vegan, but human beings are f***ing rude.

Most Americans want judges who will stick to interpreting the law rather than making it.

In humility is the greatest freedom. As long as you have to defend the imaginary self that you think is important, you lose your peace of heart.