I find inspiration in everything from a piece of art to the hem of a dress.

I'm one of those people who sees Frank Zappa in a cup of coffee, or elephants wrestling in clouds. But also, conscious creation of all kinds moves me.

I am really fascinated by human beings, fascinated!

It's important to me that I don't take myself too seriously and I have fun with every experience in life. That is the whole point.

There is no such thing as failure; everything is just a stepping stone to a greater lesson or achievement.

I'm not afraid to fall on my face while I attempt new things.

A divinely expressed performance in any genre sets me completely on fire.

I'm moved by us, our quirks and mistakes.

My so-called failures have been some of my greatest learning tools. I just make sure to fail up.

I can't protect you without holding a sword. I can't embrace you while holding a sword.

In Him (God), history and prophecy are one and the same.

Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence.

Ill Fortune never crushed that man whom good fortune deceived not.

The sound body is the product of the sound mind.

Let us seek to fathom those things that are fathomable and reserve those things which are unfathomable for reverence in quietude.

Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

The association between failure, loneliness, and solitude is so strong in our culture that people often find it difficult to believe that there are some who like being by themselves.

When you're put in a position where you're having to decide, Is this a good decision? Is this the right decision for everybody involved? - it makes me feel a little unsteady, unsure.