To hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony.

That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged — to hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony.

I had considered myself some kind of genius and had considerably underestimated the toils and difficulties encountered along the path to an art.

desires are not killed by fulfilling them

Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they have only themselves to think of.

We spend so much time bantering about the words when the real open conversations might very well be our actions. I worry about our rhetoric.

My wife asks me, when I get home from auditions, if they asked how tall I am. And if I say "Yes," then she says, "Okay, you didn't get that job."

At the age of 15 I began my singing lessons, and once I became a professional performer, I dove into acting.

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Never stop dreaming, because dreams DO come true.

Sometimes hell has no words.

I think Hillary [Clinton] has [woken up to the plight of the middle class] and is working toward it in a democratic process.

I do not think that the educational program of our schools should be determined by what the community thinks it needs.

Women are holding up the world. We're taking care our children and, very often, our parents and sometimes our grandparents.

My saddle horses are my friends. My dogs are my friends.