The ritual was very important to me: cleaning the pot, rolling the pot.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me . . they’re cramming for their final exam.

I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered, what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

Some people have no idea what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.

All the media and the politicians ever talk about is things that separate us, things that make us different from one another

Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

There is a planet named Pluto, but we don't have one named Goofy. Goofy would be a good name for this planet. It certainly qualifies.

However, when we are depressed, being reminded of other people's suffering only serves to increase our self-hatred.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

If need is the mother of all inventions, then curiosity is its genetic father undoubtedly.

It's not the Olympics. It's Concord, New Hampshire, and a homecoming should reflect the community I'm part of.

To lose one's health renders science null, are inglorious, strength unavailing, wealth useless, and eloquence powerless.

Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate.

Winning breeds winning.

You can't be a storyteller and a speechwriter at the same time.

We tend to make up the people we fall in love with

Bad times don't last, bad guys do.