My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I'm really thankful to her.

As much as everyone says that Superman is good, a lot of other people might say that that's why they find him boring A lot of Batman fans might say that.

I'm a serious geek. I mean I seriously want to own a unicorn when I'm older . . . or a Pegasus . . . yeah Pegasus sounds better.

If you've got nothing else, passion will get you through.

People say, "Age is just a number." A lot of times it's not just a number. It's actually a real and true sign of someone's maturity. But in this case, she's fantastic.

I just loved the coolness of [Sean] Connery's Bond. He just sort of oozes cool.

Everyone doubts themselves. It's just a matter of admitting it or not.

I still don't have any crushes on actresses or models. It's always been one of those things with girlfriends. They say, "Who's on your list?" What do you call it, the Get Out of Jail Free card?

If people like to see me with my shirt off, it's enormously flattering. But that doesn't mean I'm going to take my shirt off all the time.

If there's one thing that we're very good at as humans, it's remembering the bad stuff. For some reason, it's always the pain that gets you.

Nature is a definite thing. But nurture is just as powerful. It can really mess with you.

Be your own solace

Till your inner garden and your outer landscape will flourish

We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother is a married mother.

I like to interpose in all of my appointments, if the Lord wills.

Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It's like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.

What did dead mean, Ray wondered. It meant lost, it meant frozen, it meant gone.

Notice who is in the locker room after you lose, not after you win.

The team takes on the identity of its top payers... I don't want to take anything away from the Capitals offensively.

You can't understand light unless you understand darkness, because that's where life is most often lived - somewhere between the two. It's messy and it's beautiful all at the same time.

Rest easy, real mothers. The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one.