The most likely moment for something incredible to happen to me was the moment I was most certain nothing ever would.

My goal is to see that mental illness is treated like cancer.

There might be false starts and do-overs.You are entitled to experiment before you find your calling.

I'm not driven by killer ambition. I'm not a workaholic. I'm a good team player. I don't have to be captain, but I do want to play on a winning team.

You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.

Sometimes it takes the better part of a lifetime to find out what your passion is, but in my observation, if you do, it might be the best part of your life.

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change.

A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame.

New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.

The years after 50 can be a time of great productivity, meaningful work, pleasure, creativity, and innovation. It's a huge opportunity.

Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch what you do.

Rather than lose the public because television is here, wouldn't it be smart to adopt television as our instrument?

I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.

The truth is that everybody has a past and everybody has an ex.

A wise man sees the path all must walk and embraces the free will of humankind, even if to watch it unfold causes him pain.

The early '90s were an especially marvelous period for fashion, because it was the peak of glamour and there were no limits as to what you could do.

One hand was behind his back, and he held it out, presenting a bouquet of white and smoky purple lilies. "They're straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won't die."

Life is not fair; God is.

If you don't have discipline, you don't have anything

A committee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain.

Indian people are relics; we do not exist in the present.