Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death.

An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.

No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.

Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about.

The most profound statements are often said in silence.

In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.

You don't have to die in order to make a living!

Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt enlightened by it.

Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night... Without the satisfaction.

You think about child abuse and you think of a father viciously attacking a daughter or a son, but in my family it was my mother. My mother, I would say, was a... very brutal disciplinarian.

And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character. He had the ability to dance and sing and charm and analyze poetry.

You're better than the life you've settled for. RISE to the challenge of your dreams! Don't just dream it - LIVE it!

O ill-starred wench! Pale as your smock!

Hey Nana, do you remember the first time we met? I beleive in things like fate. So I think it was fate.

If I am interested, amazed, stimulated to work, that is sufficient reason to thank the gods, and go ahead!

I have never known what to tell anybody. Except that it is better to do something than nothing, even if the cost is great.

All tyranny, bigotry, aggression, and cruelty are wrong, and whenever we see it, we must never be silent.

So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lacky her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt.

I want to be happy; why do I do things that make me unhappy?

Take moments to savor what is beautiful and good.