I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better lives.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

‎The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Money is worth nothing if it can't buy you the opportunity to love more.

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

People ask without wanting to know.

I used to not be into the fancy ones. I used to eat goo balls all the time.

I suppose I do believe that the greatest art consoles a wound that it creates, that art can give you the capacity to endure and respond to the pain it forces you to feel. Psychological pain, I mean.

... any citizen should be willing to give all that he has to give his country in work or sacrifice in times of crisis.

Metaphor impinges on everything, allowing us - poets and non-poets alike - to experience and think about the world in fluid, unusual ways.

I love men. I've always been drawn to poets, artists, and madmen. Sometimes all three in one

When you are right,you have no need to be angry. When you are wrong, you have no right to be angry.

The cardinal virtue of a teacher [is] to protect the pupil from his own influence.

In a world of universal poverty The philosophers alone will be fat Against the autumn winds In an autumn that will be perpetual.