Whenever I'm around some who is modest, I think, 'Run like hell and all of fire.' You don't want modesty, you want humility.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

Some people use their own hurt as an excuse for hurting others

Our happiness or misery depends upon our perception, not on the situation.

Connectedness. One thing leads to another. Often in unexpected ways.

We cannot silence the voices that we do not like hearing. We can, however, do everything in our power to make certain that other voices are heard.

At culinary school, none of the things we use to define ourselves outside that world - actor, producer, student - none of that matters. It's a magical art form.

Children at certain ages have distinct actions, and boys at certain ages have a particular way of acting too.

I hoped Lissa remained the only one with a surprise sibling.

The Governor would serve a five-year term and be ineligible for reelection.

I think a man is a man, and a man has a hairy chest, so let that be!