To be successfull you need friends and to be very successfull you need enemies.

I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.

Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.

You have two choices. you can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important.

There is magic, but you have to be the magician. You have to make the magic happen.

My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.

Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what is going to happen until you turn the page.

A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God.

Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

you are my sun, and if the sun went out, the shadow would die.

Nothing lasts forever

I have called this principle by which each slight variation if useful is preserved by the term natural selection.

If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet.

All the world's bravery that delights our eyes is but thy several liveries.

Scars are reminders of the obstacles we've overcome. Wear them proudly.

Now you see how you are, the wisdom mixed in with all the scars.

I fall down and my palms split open against the gravel. Injuries on the outside are easy to endure and I get up without hesitation.

Youre supposed to be the leading lady in your own life, for Gods sake!

Obesity is a prison; in the US we spend more to treat type 2 diabetes each year than is spent on education.

People often say very, very nice, complimentary things. But I think it's better if you don't take that too much to heart.

I want longevity. I don't want to be a flash in the pan. I want to continue to do good work and projects that inspire me, and if I can have fun while doing it, that's the dream.