This life is full of signs, many of which find their way to you exactly when you need them most.

It's okay to fail. It does not make you forever a failure. In fact, there are no failures really. Only human beings doing the best they can.

I wish my brain had an off switch. Maybe that way I could get some sleep.

When I am alone, I drink my tea with pinkie raised, like a kid playing "tea party." At times, a fancy British accent is involved. Dahling!

I want everyday magic.

If you think someone is humble, never tell them so. You will unknowingly rob them of the very thing you admire.

Every day in New York City is a test. Work hard and pass this test, you get a chocolate cookie. From a strange man on the subway. A man without pants.

Walking the Camino de Santiago taught me the wonders of physical challenge, the wonders of spiritual freedom, and the wonders of baby powder.

The night before a deadline, I usually am in desperate need of a back rub. And new wrists. And candy. And little mice to secretly finish the job while I am sleeping.

If I had a nickel for all the times I've been shushed in my life? Bam! Instant millionaire!

Each night, I close my eyes and dream. In the morning, I open my eyes again, but the dreaming doesn't stop.

To My MotherYou too, my mother, read my rhymesFor love of unforgotten times, And you may chance to hear once moreThe little feet along the floor.

What begins in fear usually ends in folly.

Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

Never board a commercial aircraft if the pilot is wearing a tank top.

Well, let it pass, he thought; April is over, April is over. There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice. --The Sensible Thing

The script is what you've dreamed up - this is what it should be. The film is what you end up with.

To write a symphony is, for me, to construct a world.

There was no being displeased with such an encourager, for his admiration made him discern a likeness before it was possible.

Nobody owes me anything. I am not at a disadvantage. I am equipped, empowered, and anointed.

BRICS should be driven by 'People to People' contact. It should explore developing innovative mechanisms of Youth engagement.