Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

No one has a problem with the first mile of a journey. Even an infant could do fine for a while. But it isn't the start that matters. It's the finish line.

He shushed her, laughing. “I’d like to be that spider, if that woman was you.

The sweet spot is where duty and delight converge.

You have a responsibility for the way you make the audience feel, and I want them to feel uncomfortable.

To have a strong community of people who believe in your potential can make all the difference in the world. So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago’s teens.

When you teach a child something you take away forever his chance of discovering it for himself.

At least for tonight. In sickness and in health. In good times and in bad. For richer, for poorer. 'Till dawn do us part.

It is only your mental habits and your selected memories of how you think things are that keep you from moulding things in your life in a more harmonious way.

I've always had this strong sense that I know best.

Death stands above me, whispering low I know not what into my ear; Of his strange language all I know Is, there is not a word of fear.