Run! Life's too short to walk. Unless you don't know where you're running to, then move very slowly.

Just because 2 billion people believe it, doesn't mean it's true.

No one in the world is really over 28. I wish I had known that when I thought I was 40.

The worst thing about getting older is you discover that most of the performers in the shows you used to watch are now younger than you. Suddenly, everything become less believable.

Chatting with someone who has no life experience is like consulting a dentist. You know the answers will be painful but you have to ask.

You want a partnership? I've heard a lot about partnerships. Sure. I'll partner with you. You do all the work and I'll take 80%.

If you're in your 20s now, by the time you're 75, you'll be able to live 'til you're 150. By the time you're 150 you'll be able to live 'til you're 300. See you at your 1000th birthday party!

You get more reach and influence when you are being productive

The man was a bully. A bully who'd elevated himself to a high-level position, but a bully just the same. No amount of flattery would change how I saw him.

Eyes and ears are not the problem... It is rage that blinds and deafens us. Or fear. Envy, mistrust. The world contracts, gets all out of joint when you are angry or afraid.

Half the time your kids end up hating you for at least 5 of their teenage years[.] And don't ever expect anything so mundane as a thank you

Dearly beloved – dearly revered – dearly discovered – dearly feared – all present – all powerful – all knowing – all from the taste of tea.

Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth.

How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?

The mob has no ruler more potent than superstition.

You see, as Americans we're not defined by class, and we will never be told our place. What makes our nation exceptional is that anyone, from any background, can climb the highest of heights.