We should conduct ourselves not as if we ought to live for the body, but as if we could not live without it.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

I love babies. I could take care of them for all the days of my life and I'd be happy. It is for sure passion No. 1.

I'm definitely up in weight. I'm looking forward to getting an exercise routine again. It's like a daily decision.

You have to stop worrying about looking foolish, 'cause fear of being humiliated really limits you.

Your words have power. Find words that unite. Find words that unify.

THERE ARE SOME MEN who enter a woman’s life and screw it up forever. Joseph Morelli did this to me—not forever, but periodically.

Reform is not a one-night stand.

Thy steady temper, Portius, Can look on guilt, rebellion, fraud, and Cæsar, In the calm lights of mild philosophy.

Writing is hard, even for authors who do it all the time.

I like my characters to be ones I think about long after I've finished reading the script.

We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.