A soul needs a purpose to live and so I concluded that my purpose was to kill everyone besides myself. I felt alive. --Gaara

One day you will be the one called Master (Naruto). You'll be the one to treat others to ramen. We can't stay kids forever." - Shikamaru Nara (Naruto)

A smile is the best way to get away with trouble even if it’s a fake one.

Live your life so that you’ll have no regrets. No matter how hard, no matter how sad, if something is precious to you, protect it with both arms.

It’s foolish to fear what we’ve yet to see and know.

forgive yourself for what you aren't able to do, the ones who aren't able to acknowledge their ownselves are bound to fail

When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.

We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realize what you are. That's what death is, don't you think?

The difference between insanity and genius is measured only by success and failure.

You were the leaves, basking in the sunlight. I was the root, growing in the darkness ~Danzo

n the world, those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum.

Be yourself, be yourself.

Democracy is the government of the people by the people for the people.

The repossession by women of our bodies will bring far more essential change to human society than the seizing of the means of production by workers.

The Christian take on Hellfire seems less dramatic than the Muslim vision, which I grew up with, but Christian magical thinking appeals to me no more than my mother's angels and djinns.

It's no secret that I am not afraid to shine bright and be festive, and I like to encourage that in others.

Playing the running back position, your legs, that's your living, that's how you make your living. You have to have great thighs, knees, everything.

Comparatively, tattooing is not the hideous custom which it is called. It is not barbarous merely because the printing is skin-deep and unalterable.

Even socialist dictators have an interest in gorgeous supermodels.

Choosing to have a child you can't take care of is like farting in an elevator. Sure you got it out, but not it's everyone else's problem.

The ultimate arbiter is the people of the Union.