Your life isn't determined by your mistakes, but by your determination to keep going despite of them.

Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow.

Greatness comes from the inside and once you believe you have it, it's yours to share with the world.

‪Fear should stop you for a moment so you can determine whether you're willing to sacrifice something to get you want.

We often don't realize the passing of years until we see them in a child.

Be so focused on believing that you can that it doesn't matter if anyone says you can't.

Behind every dreamer stands an army full of true believers.

If you can remember why you started, then you will know why you must continue.

You may bend, but you will not be broken.

People will have their opinions of you, but you must be able to distinguish theirs from yours.

Your greatest disappointment will often lead you to your greatest appointment.

Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.

The whole notion of disruption is adolescent: It assumes that after the teenagers make a mess, the adults will come and clean it up. But there are no adults. We own this mess.

Taste is the feminine of genius.

The place was packed as we flooded in, all the patrons freezing at the sight of an armed sheriff, two deputies, an Indian, and a construction worker; we probably looked like the Village People.

Most women beat themselves up because they think they are not good enough at anything. All of those things just eat at you all the time.

A Woman Under the Influence was my favorite. I loved doing that. And it was challenging.

When I receive a new role, I completely become my character.

The secret of power is the knowledge that others are more cowardly than you are.

It really wasn't my thing. It still isn't my thing, the whole science-fiction action thing. I prefer simpler, character-based movies.

That a whole part of the middle class detests me... is utterly normal. I would be troubled if the contrary were true.