The problem isn’t with rock lyrics, it’s with the fabric of this society itself.

Everytime I look at a zebra, I can't figure out whether it's black with white stripes or white with black stripes, and that frustrates me.

Love is not a because, it's a no matter what.

The human capacity for burden is like bamboo- far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance.

There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.

There's always going to be bad stuff out there. But here's the amazing thing -- light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can't stick the dark into the light.

You can't look back - you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.

Until this moment, I had not realized that someone could break your heart twice, along the very same fault lines.

The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.

If you have a sister and she dies, do you stop saying you have one? Or are you always a sister, even when the other half of the equation is gone?

‎Pick ten strangers and stick them in a room, and ask them which of us they feel sorrier for - you or me - and we all know who they'll choose.

There are thousands of other women to choose from. You understand me? And this court runs on ambition alone.

We didn't understand irony yet in the '80s; we just kind of existed at face value, so there was no nerd cool yet because the digital revolution was still in its infancy.

Even if it is painful and lonely, associate with worthy companions.

A Temple is one of the best ways of benefiting other living beings - it is the best form of public service.

What I found when I became Secretary of State was a lot of doubts and a lot of concerns and fears from friends, allies, around the world.

The writing is the most important bit, and performing it is just closing the circle because I'm less likely to screw it up than anyone else.

I write a lot by sound. One sound leads me to another. These sounds aren't random; they have their own logic.

You can't hurt me, I found peace within myself.

There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people

I'm, like, super-clumsy and weird and funny and dorky.