Who I really am keeps surprising me.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

She’s drunk dialing contractors ” Chloe said to Tara. “Someone should stop her.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

If you insist that individual rights are the summum bonum, then the whole structure of society falls down.

I want to inspire people to really open up their minds and not be one-sided or biased or hypocritical.

The first fact in the history of Christendom is a number of people who say they have seen the Resurrection.

When people say, "Oh, she plays like a dude," it's usually dudes who are the ones saying it. They're saying, "Oh, she's as good as us." Of course, that's a stupid statement.

Secrets can take many forms. They can be shocking or silly or soulful. They can connect us with our deepest humanity, or with people we'll never meet again.

I feel a special kinship with our military personnel, veterans, and their families. After all, two of my decisions sent them into harm's way.

I think the movie business is in trouble. It's all movies that you've seen before. Everything's a remake; they want things that are familiar rather than things that surprise you.

We're apt to fall in love with those who are mysterious and challenging to us.