Vengeance would have us assault an enemy's pride to beat him down. But vengeance hides a dangerous truth, for a humbled foe gains patience, courage, strength, and greater determination.

Imagined happiness is still happiness.

Misery is a river of tears that whispers my name in a constant hiss.

Vengeance is a monster of appetite, forever bloodthirsty and never filled.

It isn’t always true that a critical end justifies desperate means.

I drifted off after a while, staring at the only star visible through the thick covering of leaves. Hope seemed a futile wish, but I troubled the lonely star to grant it anyway.

Was mutual need enough to risk trusting a calculated enemy in hopes of destroying a more powerful one?

Enemies may unite to eliminate a common threat, but never without a wary eye fixed on their ally.

You're only a victim to the degree of what your perception allows.

Do you know the opportunity you get when you fail? It is starting again - an opportunity to perform better.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

One radical free spirit nonconformist is pretty much like another.

I think I am an adult.

Without peace, there is nothing truly human. Peace is harmony. And harmony is the highest ideal of life.

Money is of value for what it buys, and in love it buys time, place, intimacy, comfort, and a private corner alone.

If you're a boxer, you want to get the ring with a Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali type. When you're acting, you want to get in with Meryl Streep, and that's what I did.