Tonight I feel like all of creation is asking us to dance.

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art.

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb.

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach is absolutely perfect... it's sublime. I'd like to capture that and then use it in a dessert.

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction there. Your voice comes out.

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself.

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at.

You've got to dance like nobody's watching, and love like it's never going to hurt.

Standing knee deep in a river and dying of thirst.

I want to savor the aging process. As you get older, you trade your innocence for wisdom and the wisdom is your reward.

Don’t allow people to come in and out of your life when it only benefits them.

Is there any creature on earth as unfortunate as an ugly woman? (wonders Lady Catelyn Stark)

Will and Will Power both are important, first is the WILL and then Power to Implement.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

The average American is more focused on leadership than likeability. And more focused on qualifications than quality of speakership.

You don’t think – not possibly – not as a mere hundredth chance – there might be things that are real though we can’t see them? … If there are souls, could there not be soul-houses?

The actual experience of awakening can only be in the present moment.

Wit is a dangerous talent in friendship.

Mom's always know how to make us happy, but they also know exactly how to make us cry.

For men, after a certain age, it gets hard to make new friends.