To those of you who are enslaved by your past, may my story set you free. For youth is innocent and its beauty is to always be cherished.

I believe that all things happen under the watchful eye of God and the lessons we learn along the way only serve to make us stronger.

To those of you who have lost your way, may my story serve as a reminder that life is a journey. The lessons we learn along the way are not for our sake alone. We are obligated to share them

The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.

In your hands winteris a book with cloud pagesthat snow pearls of love.

Taking a leap of faith is better than taking a leap of doubt.

Before we even discovered that we were so smart, our Manufacturer already had it all figured out.

So there was not an "I" anymore - not a basis on which I could organize my self-respect - save my limitless capacity for toil that it seemed I possessed no more.

The greatest victory anyone can taste is the daily challenge to outrun those fears that you vanquished... days, weeks, months past.

No one regrets having changed a lightbulb.

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity.

The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.

I knew that Jaye Davidson would not last because of that. I really liked him and thought he had incredible screen presence and talent, but I knew that he would not stay in that profession.