Life is what you put into it and how much you take out of it. You put in more than is expected, and you take out less than you want.

The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.

Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.

Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

Our challenges don’t define us, our actions do.

If you fixate on the worst-case scenario and it actually happens, you’ve lived it twice.

Family is not an important thing. It's everything.

I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur.

If you think you can stand looking and not touching for eight months, you're welcome to try.""Try' being the operative word, " he said, sighing. "No, I can't. And I don't want to try.

On this life you will act like a scientist, you need to keep experimenting and do some mistakes, but in the end you will find out how to make things so perfect ...

Wonder Woman was on TV when I was growing up, and I knew Lynda Carter was part Latina. It gave me a great sense of pride.

The detached observer's view is one window on the world.

After five months I swore I’d never get pregnant again. I got so huge and it felt like someone had taken over my body.

I think thinking for yourself is such a hard thing to do, because you just want to fit in in high school. So being comfortable with who you are is such a massive thing for a lot of people.

if i dont want to be known, i cannot be known.the best actor can divide role from self.the best liar can divide truth from falsity.

Energy is everything. Rubbing happy and sad together creates energy.

I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down

All giving is asking, and all asking is an asking for love.