I'd never understood why anyone would want to live forever. It had always seemed to me that death lent life a certain poignancy, a necessary tension.

Strength wasn‘t about being able to do everything alone. Strength was knowing when to ask for help and not being too proud to do it.

It's funny how, when things seem the darkest, moments of beauty present themselves in the most unexpected places.

To better handle grief, become the passenger, not the driver.

He said, “If God lived on Earth people would stalk his Facebook page and leave nasty comments on his Pinterest site.” Then it sunk in- timing was everything and social media was the devil.

I love that magazine, man - Victoria's Secret - and it comes, like, every three hours.

There is something very cheerful and courageous in the setting-out of a child on a journey of speech with so small baggage and with so much confidence.

I have the happy circumstance of either being accused of political grandstanding on the one hand or cover-ups on the other.

I've given lots of people chances. But there's only so much faith you can have in people.

He's a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.

When I was a child, kids used to make fun of me because I was blind. But I just became more curious, 'How can I climb this tree and get an apple for this girl?' That's what mattered to me.

The emancipated woman has to fight something worse than the crusted prejudices of her uncles; she has to fight the bewilderment in her own soul.

I always say, don't be a Christian, be Christ-like. Don't be a Muslim, be Mohammed-like. Be Buddha-like. Emulate these great spiritual Masters and what they were teaching.