There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

I get lots of awards for being mentally ill. Apparently, I am better at being mentally ill than almost anything else I've ever done. Seriously - I have a shelf of awards for being bipolar.

You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.

You cannot trust a person who only has new friends.

Damn. It looks to me like I just missed the best reunion since Sherman got together with Atlanta.

Suffering isn't ennobling, recovery is.

Over the centuries, monumental upheavals in science have emerged time and again from following the leads set out by mathematics.

I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.

In show business, it takes 10 years to create an overnight success. You've heard that, right? But what you don't hear is that that's the exact same amount of time it takes to create a bitter failure.

Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.

A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness.

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.