... living out of sight of any shore does rich and powerfully strange things to humans.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

I love the power women have. I think women rule the world because they rule men. Manipulating men - that's our job. That's what we're on the planet for.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

How brave a ladybug must be! Each drop of rain is big as she. Can you imagine what you'd do, If raindrops fell as big as you?

All great achievements of humanity begin with the madness of a few lion-hearts.

George of the Jungle is a cartoon. He's a guy who swings around on a vine all day. Are you not buying that?

I'm grateful for every scar, some pages turned, some bridges burned, but there were lessons learned

You're either a really good hooker or a really good mom. That kind of conflicted nature is very much a part of being a woman.

One of the dangers of making a movie about young people is it's potentially trite.

One of the problems with dealing with anarchism is that there are many people whose ideas are anarchist, but who do not necessarily call themselves anarchists.

What airs outblown from ferny dells And clover-bloom and sweet brier smells.

With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them.

Creativity is God's will for us and should be practiced like any other spiritual practice -a day at a time.

The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being; the American wants to be considered a good guy.