The heart and the mind, what an enigma.

You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.

My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

We think too much and feel too little.

More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.

Life laughs at you when you are unhappy; Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make other happy.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

No one ever expects poetry to sell...

Strengthening local airports in Iowa is important for economic development and improving the quality of life our rural areas and urban communities

I'd woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist.

I have always maintained that Iggy Pop is the Heavyweight Champion of Rock & Roll.

I have to remind myself constantly to not be antisocial, because I stay to myself a lot. Im a lot more introspective than my characters.

I think for any director, male or female, it would be just to be prepared, work hard, and not give up! As my agent once told me, it's all about stamina before you ever end up on set!

It becomes still more difficult to find
Words at once true and kind,
Or not untrue and not unkind.

If you're feeling emotional when you're creating something, it'll sound that way.

We are nothing if we walk alone; we are everything when we walk together in step with other dignified feet.

I think Hollywood sees so many parts of America through a very narrow prism. The South is no exception. And those stereotypes, while sometimes true, are exaggerated for me to the point of boredom.