The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.

there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.

No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.

The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.

In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.

Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master of one thing: eye contact.

Don't go to eighth grade...don't talk about something old...don't bring up old memories that have nothing to do with who we are now. THIS is all that matters! TODAY.

History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.

We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.

I've spent half my life on planes. I have a lot of love for New Zealand, though. That is where the really arty, whimsical side of the family resided - in Hobbitland.

Dames are always pulling a switch on you.

But if we’re going to kill them all, we might as well make an occasion of it.” Toshak shrugged. “Do as you wish,” he said. “Occasion or not, as long as they’re all dead, I’m happy.

Reading and thoughtfulness and openness are the best way, I should think, to begin to address the richness that is in each of us.

I am not sorry for a moment . It was worth every moment, every second we were together. I would not change it for an immortal lifetime

Beyond the town, darker than dark, King Haggard's castle teetered like a lunatic on stilts.

Life is the love that reaches out, building bridges across gulfs of uncertainty to touch hands, hearts, and souls in the experience of union.

I'm out doing my deal, I'm turning people on. What's wrong with taking people away from their everyday mundane situation and having a good, fun night for an hour and a half at a rock'n'roll scene?

It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.

We are the mirror as well as the face in it. We are tasting the taste this minute of eternity. We are pain and what cures pain both. We are the sweet cold water and the jar that pours.