That's what living in their world is-a big lie. An illusion where everyone looks the other way and pretends that nothing unpleasant exists at all, no goblins of the dark, no ghosts of the soul.

You are unique, and this is a beautiful, beautiful thing, grasshopper.

People aren't always what you want them to be

And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.

Free the snow globes!

It's always darkest before the ultimate sparkle.

Board the cows! We've come to enslave your marigolds.

All things are possible.

I've had so many bikini waxes, I cry every time I see a Popsicle stick.

I'm sorry, Gemma. But we can't live in the light all of the time. You have to take whatever light you can hold into the dark with you.

It is a giggle full of high spirits and merry mischief, proof that we never lose our girlish selves, no matter what sort of women we become.

People in both fields operate with beliefs and biases. To the extent you can eliminate both and replace them with data, you gain a clear advantage.

What was once to me mere matter of the fancy now has grown the vast necessity of heart and life.

The U.S. population, a mere four or five percent of the world total, creates half the world's toxic waste.

Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.

Sometimes you can play against type, or you can just repeat what they've already done. It can be an obstacle; it's a very fine line.

Music is an important part of my writing process.

As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.

People forget that the church is bigger than China. It speaks more languages than the United Nations. It has more volunteers than all the NGOs in the world put together.

One of the things I know from the study of history is that history surprises you. History is not written. It's not inevitable.The victory of evil is not certain.

People are consuming the news that is comfortable for them, not necessarily the news that is real or that they need to know.