Children see things very well sometimes-and idealists even better.

There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that you ain't learned nothing.

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.

A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men-and people in general.

The thing that makes you exceptional if you are at all is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.

There is only one large circle that we march in around and around each of us with our own little picture-in front of us-our own little mirage that we think is the future.

In the pursuit of knowledge, we know God, the source of knowledge and wisdom.

I wanted her so badly, my heart hung out of my chest like some hound-dog's tongue, pant, pant.

There can be no question about whether we should or should not transform our society in the direction of sustainability.

Dr. Birdsell, my dramatic coach in school, always said that I was the most melancholy Dane that he had ever directed.

Recording is more autobiographical than acting. It's me - either how I'm feeling then or once felt at some point in my life. It's all me.

Decent responsible parents are a royal pain- that's how you know when you have them [such parents].

People are so complex that you can't possibly know anybody in 90 minutes.

Sometimes it all gets a little too much, but you gotta realize that soon the fog will clear up.

Knowing now what goes into making a successful artist, it's disheartening.

I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.