You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is "If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim

You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.

One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.

Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.

You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races.

Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential.

If you had weak eyes, they needed exercise to get strong. Glasses were like crutches. They prevented people with feeble eyes from seeing the world on their own.

It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.

Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.

You didn't need a college degree to become one of the people who knew what was really going on. If you paid attention, you could pick things up on your own.

New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.

I love that about us how capable we are of feeling how unafraid we are of breaking and tend to our wounds with grace just being a womancalling myselfa womanmakes me utterly wholeand complete

I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them.

Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and respected.

There are things you think you cannot do. You have no idea how strong you are until you try.

There is no inherent virtue to instantaneity.

My mother says happy ever after's a bunch of bull.

One of the big differences between Democrats and Republicans is that we at least know what the Democrats stand for, whether we agree with it or not. But, for Republicans, we have to guess

When you have made a good painting, don't do another like it, but remember the process, what you did, what you were thinking and feeling.

I like when a girl knows what she looks like and dresses to accentuate those features.