Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're just going to go forward and live the life that you've been granted.

I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.

Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments.

I split my time between Santa Barbara and Aspen. I live on a pretty fast horse.

Field of Dreams is probably our generation's It's A Wonderful Life.

Broken people say awful things and do incredibly absurd things.

When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it didn't bother me. I always think that leading actors should be called the best supporting actors.

When a defining moment comes along, you define the moment, or the moment defines you.

I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life - people seem to give them up, quicker than anything, for a 'reality.'

If you don't understand your limitations you won't achieve much in your life.

If all it takes to motivate you is a quote then this quote has nothing to say – except to go soar with the freakin’ eagles.

What we pass on moves forward to future generations. Never let anything important slip through the cracks.

It may well be that a societys greatest madness seems normal to itself.

Few have wished for memory so much as they have longed for forgetfulness.

I became a writer because I love to read, yet I never get to unless I'm reviewing a book or doing research.

Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around.

There are so many items that are not in the copyright domain. And people might not realize the Library of Congress manages the copyright process for the nation.

The angel of death has been abroad throughout the land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings.

Any legislator who says he doesn't see the downside hasn't done his homework

I tried immediately to have a baby because I was so afraid not to have a baby in my life.