Cinderella? Snow White? What's that? An illness?

What's life without a little risk?

It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.

Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!

Twilight fell: The sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.

There is no failure in life. It is only an experience.

Advice to young Samuel Gompers that might apply in many other areas: "Learn from socialism, but don't join it.

Stand-up is the only career like that where once you get really big at it, people kind of encourage you not to do it.

Let's learn from the wisdom of every mother and father who teaches their daughters there is no limit on how big she can dream and how much she can achieve.

Sometimes overturning brutal regimes takes time and costs lives. I wish it weren't so. I really, really do.

I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows.

It's very difficult to say anything in Icelandic. I can say "takk," which means "thank you." That's about all I learned.

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist.

We have to get the word out that mental illnesses can be diagnosed and treated, and almost everyone suffering from mental illness can live meaningful lives in their communities.

Vis a vis the Golan Heights, the present government of Israel, under my leadership, is the first government that is ready to speak about a withdrawal.