Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.

I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it

Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way.

I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.

We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.

There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you

There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane.

The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them.

Hope is something that can never be taken from you unless you allow someone to take it. If you never lose hope, you will never truly be poor.

Cloud root beer floats and moon grilled cheeses. But their favorite food is stardust.

Humility and competence are the keys to a successful life.

That's another piece of advice: Don't go to college follow your dreams. Unless you're a doctor - then go to college.

The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't.

Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner.

I don't really have any interest in playing the same part again and again. Let's just keep everything crossed that doesn't happen.

Our task is to accept each moment and move on from there, continuing to do our level best.

My favorite business book of all time is experience.

Ripe bananas are the mark of a good produce section. A good produce section is the mark of a superior grocery store. A superior grocery store is the mark of a good man.