Instead of saying, "I'm damaged, I'm broken, I have trust issues" say "I'm healing, I'm rediscovering myself, I'm starting over.

Most great artists define a new and unique region of hell.

Harm is the norm. Doom should not jam.

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy

that old Mrs. Bishop was lacking in the qualities that make a good mother. And saying it that way makes her sound a good deal better than she really was.

I've always tried to fit what I do professionally into my family, rather than the other way around.

Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon.

Mike Wallace's interviews may make great television, but they don't produce great evidence.

Africans should be talking and ask questions, like why does America and Russia have the right to veto votes? These countries talk about democracy and yet are not democratic themselves.

bad literature of the sort called amusing is spiritual gin.

Everyone has values; even criminal gangs have values. Values govern people's behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors.