The world as first seen by the child becomes his lifelong standard of excellence, mindless of the fact he is admiring the ruins of his parents.

One never sleepwalks through grizzlyland, dreaming of other places to be.

Do not allow yourself to be pulled into the role of embracing victimship as some sort of badge of honor to wear or flash around at any opportunity.

Before you begin scrambling up the ladder of success, make sure that it is leaning against the right building.

The difficulty in life is the choice.

We now to peace and darkness And earth and thee restore Thy creature that thou madest And wilt cast forth no more.

It is a decision that compassion is more important than fear, than fitting in, than following the crowd.

Virtue its own reward? Alas! And what a poor one as a rule! Be virtuous and life will pass Like one long term of Sunday School.

There's so much more to life than looking a certain way.

I was given two weeks to walk again, so I hooked up with a trainer, and he... had me walking. I'll never forget that, it was grueling.

I think women are sick and tired of being portrayed as victims, a lot of the time anyway, the bulk of their time on film.

I don’t follow fashion and I don’t follow trends, I just follow my instincts...