We do have a love fest [at home]. It's like, 'I'm making you a cupcake.' Then it's like, 'Well, I made you a cake.' And it's like, 'Well I made you a cake with a cupcake on top and candles.'

When you're sad, you're not sad. You are merely oblivious to the good things in your life. There is always a crack of light in the darkness. Find it.

I must say, I am trying to live my life with a sharpie marker approach. You can't erase the strokes you've made, but each step is much bolder and more deliberate.

In high school, I taught dance classes for 3-year-olds up to 16-year-olds, so between that and some bat mitzvah money, I saved up a pretty good nest egg to move to L.A.

Look, we are human, we make mistakes. I will gladly shout from the rooftops that I am not perfect. Nor will I ever be.

We are all the best versions of ourselves when we have love and acceptance in our lives.

Once a month, try something you don’t think you’d be good at. You can find such happy surprises.

Kindness moves mountains. Acceptance opens doors, makes room for change, diffuses misunderstandin g.

Maybe I was a pirate in my past life. I didn’t kill people, though. I was just a badass

I’ve kissed girls before, it’s fun!

Beautiful. True. Words to remind yourself, words to live by.

God has enough timeless resources for all mankind.

We try so hard to make ourselves lovable, and yet each layer of this mask puts another wall around us – a wall that keeps love out.

Youth is not the era of wisdom; let us therefore have due consideration.

she’s mad, but she’s magic.

The great-at-anything do not set to work because they are inspired, but rather become inspired because they are working. They don't waste time waiting for inspiration.

I ignored the flashes of lightning all around me. They either had your number on them or they didn't.

I grew up very Catholic. I wanted to be a priest.

A pharaoh's profile, a Krishna's grace, tail like a question mark.

Disappointment is often the salt of life.

The teacher of history's work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in which we live and are increasingly taking our being.