There is a myth that homosexuals are 'born that way,' and we are pounded with this idea so thoroughly that many people think that somebody, somewhere, must have proved it.

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.

I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it

Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way.

I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.

There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you

There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane.

Aside from God, you are your best helping hand. God has already blessed you with the ability to always strive and thrive. Try not to disappoint yourself.

Clairey knew well that it was one thing to occupy his bed, quite another to occupy his heart.

It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.

Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in our society.

In her single person she managed to produce the effect of a majority.

Written forms obscure our view of language. They are not so much a garment as a disguise.

In this lifetime you can lose everything. Everything passes here.

I believe - figuratively, but in a very real way - we need to tent the White House!

Religion, it must be understood, is not faith. Religion is the story of faith.

I think every rapper should know how to sing, like a little bit. I mean common man it'll make your rapping better straight up.