We are not servants of some God; we are 'our own gods?'

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

‎The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Money is worth nothing if it can't buy you the opportunity to love more.

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.

How easy it is for so many of us today to be undoubtedly full of information yet fully deprived of accurate information.

Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

I'm not interested in the heroes or the villains. I'm interested in playing people.

[F]ear is a great ally.

Journalism, like democracy, is not something that is achieved. It is a work in progress, and not every day is as good as the last.

I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.

The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty and bloody-mindedness.

I never had a real job. I started acting in high school, and then I started working. So, I never got to have that experience.