The ultimate measure of a person is not her mistakes or accomplishments, but what she does with them.

When the well's nearly dry and you're not sure you have the strength to persevere, fill up on love and friendship, then take another step, and then another, until you reach your goal.

Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes.

You know what I realized? No one else lives in my memories but me.

For whatever it's worth, I believe we're born imperfect, and perfection, whatever that may be, is unattainable by us mere humans.

All at once it occurs to me that I'm the one who needs to give myself the break, to accept myself for who I am.

One HELLO? can change a life.One HELLO? can save a life.

I long for the day when people embrace our common humanity and respect diversity.

Being kind, being compassionate, being respectful does not make you weak. More often, it's the harder path to take.

I'm an answer, Frankie. Maybe you're an answer for me, too?—Emerson

Improvements enable adapting to new situations.

Giving when you can is generosity. Giving when you can't is sacrifice.

Most of the forward movements of life in general ... have been the work of essentially religiously-minded people.

There's a lot of laughing on a horror movie set. They're magical in that way.

I study children, and they're my subjects in my studies. They're my colleagues, really, all these little kids. And I owe them.

In Lake Wobegon, we don't forget mistakes.

The ego searches for shortcomings and weaknesses. Love watches for any sign of strength. It sees how far each one has come and not how far he has to go.

I guess I'm in a trivial pursuit question. It's really weird.

The best things are the most common.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.