When you wake up everyday Please don't throw your dreams away Hold them close to your heart 'Cause we are all a part of the ordinary miracle

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

Once there was a darkness, a deep and endless night, you gave me everything you had and oh, you gave me light

I'm so tired, but I can't sleep. Standing on the edge of something much too deep.

I've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what that means.

I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next.

We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.

I threw bitter tears at the ocean, but all that came back was the tide.

I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.

Trying to force creativity is never good.

Theres beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, thats harder than others.

Freedom and security are not compatible. As one increases the other diminishes.

In wartime, everyone loves a soldier, and a wounded hero even more so.

I believe humanity is a pretty interesting lot, and they're all really busy doing and thinking interesting things.

There are as many "real worlds" as there are people!

If you're an extraordinarily gifted woman, the door is open. What women are fighting for is the right to be as mediocre as men.

Last memory of my mother is her being dragged away

You have to follow the old rule for a while. In fact, once you master the old rule, you are then the master-and masters get to change things.

History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The matter of social security and these grants is to help to address the levels of poverty in the country.

Cunning to wise, is as an Ape to a Man.