If I could not smile, I think my situation would be even more serious.

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

A scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.

A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

At some point you just have to turn around and face your life head on.

Our own personal brand of courage - in relationships, in conflict, in our principles ­ - is as unique as our fingerprints.

I’m telling you, trouble is like the ocean. It covers two thirds of the world.

I could not stop talking because now I had started my story, it wanted to be finished. We cannot choose where to start and stop. Our stories are the tellers of us.

We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, 'I survived'.

It is certainly impossible to imagine forgiving the enemy while their animus remains undefeated.

My hope is Donald Trump makes things better. And if he does, we'll all benefit from it.

It may not necessarily be the way I would like to see it happen, but the reality is we could still bring millions of people out of the darkness into the light.

I haven't spoken to my mother-in-law for eighteen months-I don't like to interrupt her.

Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.

People think they will wake up one day and I'll be gone. But I'm never going away.

I'd love to make more money in America, that's the heart of it. I make much more money in Europe. It's a shame. I'm trying now to make a profit on this next tour, and I'll be much happier.

It wouldn't be New Year's without a resolution. I've resolved to take a moment every day for the rest of my life to appreciate what I have.

I want to be alone and I want people to notice me — both at the same time.

The favourite bumper sticker in Washington D.C. right now is one that says 'First Iraq, then France'

To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.