You have to know where you were going in order to get there.

Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.

You become the monster you fear the worst, so the monster won't overtake you.

Turn the page, continue reading, and let the next story begin.

No. We breathe. We pulse. We regenerate. Our hearts beat. Our minds create. Our souls ingest. 37 seconds, well used, is a lifetime.

There are a million things one might do with a block of wood. But what do you think might happen if someone, just once, believed in it?

Mrs. Reed grabbed Kayla's wrist. "Good. You haven't gotten that damned tattoo. Whatever you do, don't let them make you get it.

We humans can never claim to do nothing, we breath, we pulse, we regenerate.

And if anyone asks what became of me, you relate my life in all its wonder, and end it with a simple and modest "He died.

It'll be okay." She didn't know if it would be okay or not. She somehow doubted it, but what else was there to say?

Birds fascinated her. How did they do that, seeming to fly with one mind, each of them able to anticipate what the others would do?

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

You can’t always control your external environment, but you can manage your micro environment by intentionally choosing what you allow to influence you – by sight, sound, and presence.

The critics had an image of me, and they wouldn't accept any other... I was a cartoon character. A joke.

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience warm them, and draw from their minds more than they think of without that warmth.

What is a nation without a mother tongue?

Democracy is not brute numbers; it is a genuine union of true individuals...the essence of democracy is creating. The technique of democracy is group organization.

He who cannot learn by others' mistakes is stupid. He who cannot learn by his own errors is a fool.

As usual, the sock yarns have no idea what is going on.

Make sure you tell the people you love that you love them. Loudly and often. You never know when it might be too late.

I like having deadlines... a film release date or a concert premiere date. It channels one's energy into doing often remarkable work that oceans of extra time would probably not improve upon.