Rationally I have no hope, irrationally I believe in miracles.

We're captive on the carousel of time, we can't return we can only look behind.

Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart.

When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.

Chase away the demons, and they will take the angels with them.

We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden.

Freedom to me is a luxury of being able to follow the path of the heart, to keep the magic in your life. Freedom is necessary for me in order to create, and if I cannot create I don’t feel alive.

Depression can be the sand that makes the pearl. Most of my best work came out of it.

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way.

Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing.

All my battles were with male egos. I’m just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision.

I swore I'd never become some lord's brainless arm ornament and political host, but I've become far worse. I'm a glorified housekeeper and sperm donor. -from the journal of Payton Marcus Townsend.

Like a flower, bloom with all your love and power.

The Bible teaches us to be more concerned about the needs and feelings of others than our own. We are to encourage and build self-confidence in our loved ones, friends, and associates.

The question for the child is not Do I want to be good? but Whom do I want to be like?

I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.

Religion reveals the meaning of life, and science only applies this meaning to the course of circumstances.

For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war.

It's always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own responsibility.

Who doesn’t have a polo shirt? Only somebody from, like, Lake Minnetonka.

If you want to be loathsome to God, just run with the herd.