TED was simply wonderful, an intellectual spa, a 21st-century Chataqua, superb and singular.

Rarely is success an accident, but when it is, rarely does it last.

Not all. Some of them he probably lectured to death.

We stand the risk of backwardness, because you refused to take risks. So life demands risks.

Palestinians caged up like animals.

You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you.

The human heart was undeniably the stupidest organ in the body.

And looking at today's music scene, I think it's cool that there are a lot of consumers and fans not limited by what radio and the record companies tell them to buy.

Women have waited millions of years, growing separate as another species, with visions and priorities no man-words, no man-measurements can comprehend.

Let's cause some senators distress.

Don't let anyone drain you of your happiness today. Be drama free. Rise above the petty stuff.