Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.

Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.

Leave every place you go, everything you touch, a little better for your having been there.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely.

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

There was her face, like a summer peach, beautiful and warm, and the light of the candles reflected in her dark eyes. [He] held his breath. The entire world waited and held its breath.

A woman's love for a man is half animal passion and half hate. The more a woman loves a man, the more she hates him.

Traveling is as subtle as an early morning reverence.

I want to be clear. No company is too big to be prosecuted. We have zero tolerance for corporate fraud, but we also recognize the importance of avoiding collateral consequences whenever possible.

The beach is not the place to work; to read, write or think.

Life is different than it was in the Nineties. I'm a dad, and there are other things I have to get done in an afternoon than just being an artist.

Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.

Pines a thousand years old. Every year they must go farther for them: they recede, like beavers and Indians, before the white man.

I started thinking about my relationship with my students; I'm this guy who comes in from book - and movie - land and descends on angel wings into their classroom.

I haven't really done a lot of comedy. It's something that terrifies me.