Perception is reality in the absence of fact

Emotion triggers action, good or otherwise

Perception is the reality in the absence of fact.

An event is never the objective. It is the platform for achieving an objective.

When your heart is right, you want to bring out the best in others.

The reason people fail to reach their goals is because they give up too early. They don't understand that most successes are built upon foundations of multiple attempts.

I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso.

Negative space is important. When I teach students to read critically I advise them to look for what the author isn't saying just as carefully as for what he or she is.

I adore [my son]. I wouldn't trade him in for a Pulitzer - unless someone actually offered that as an option.

This is the land of Narnia,' said the Faun, 'where we are now; all that lies between the lamp-post and the great castle of Cair Paravel on the eastern sea.

There's something about pulling out a real tape from a shelf and looking at it and knowing that 'Everlong' is on it, or 'Best of You' is on it, and it's really special.

A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces.

I love being a part of something so many people can relate to and enjoy.

Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word.