The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

People who judge you are often themselves craving approval.

Loving you is what I do best.

Now is the time to realize your potential and look beyond disappointment and focus on blessings. They are all around you, if you only take the time to welcome them into your life.

If you think about it for a moment, destiny is not a synonym of circumstance.

Neither old people nor sour people seem to make friends easily; for there is little that is pleasant in them.

In the long run, any words about music are less important than the music.

How are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?

I didn't know what I knew. I wasn't aware of what I knew.

When I find a cover song that I like, I'll work away at it until I kind of believe that I wrote it.

Invention is a flower, innovation is a weed.