Some people swear there's no beauty left in the world, no magic. Then how do you explain the entire world coming together on one night to celebrate the hope of a new year?

I feel as if they are somewhere between movement and stillness, and thus in possession of a certain energy.

Remember, second chances don't expire until midnight.

I stood lonely enough, but to that feeling of isolation I was accustomed: it did not oppress me much.

The challenge is never based on the size of the obstacle that stands before me. Rather, it is dictated by the degree of faith that rests within me.

It's easy to forget how to appreciate your front door when you're always walking through it

The highest ethical duty is often to discard the outmoded ethics of the past.

The worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind.

I'm very self-conscious having my picture taken, so I clown around. My driver's license photo looks like a blonde Elvis.

Coco Chanel said take one thing off. I always said put another one on.

Manuel will show you to your rooms - if you're lucky.

I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.

Red cattle," Annabeth said. "The cattle of the sun." "What?" I [Percy] asked. "They're sacred to Apollo." "Holy cows?