We need to shift from an economic to a humanitarian organizing principle for human civilization. And women, en masse, should be saying so.

Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called "All the Things That Could Go Wrong.

‎"Nothing binds you except your thoughts; nothing limits you except your fear; and nothing controls you except your beliefs.

Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace". Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place".

People hear you on the level you speak to them from. Speak from your heart, and they will hear with theirs.

No one is any more or any less important than you are.

We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

We are not here to fix, change or belittle another person. We are here to support, forgive and heal one another.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

For her, marriage was a sweetened version of murder.

I suppose this is the reason why diaries are so rarely kept nowadays- that nothing ever happens to anybody.

I started a band [Big Japan] for fun. These sticks break easily, but they feel good.

Something about the fact that an African American had, given the long sad history of our country, now become President - that was exhilarating.

I said that this would be a Budget based on prudence for a purpose and that guides us also in our approach to public spending.

When you've been in the business 5-years, as a person, it's like you're 5-years old - like a child. 10-years and you're 10-years old, 20... Etcetera. That's how I measure maturity in this industry.

I love heels! I especially like heels by Nicholas Kirkwood, Jimmy Choo and Moschino.

Everyone has special talents, and it is our duty to find ours and use them well.

Be true, be brave, stand All the rest is darkness.

The creative act is a letting down of the net of human imagination into the ocean of chaos on which we are suspended, and the attempt to bring out of it ideas.