You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

I get lots of awards for being mentally ill. Apparently, I am better at being mentally ill than almost anything else I've ever done. Seriously - I have a shelf of awards for being bipolar.

The older you get, the easier it is to spot the phonies. And I just think, how unpleasant for them.

Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.

How could they do this? How could anyone sell another human being? How could anyone buy another human being? I was disgusted.

I'd been educated stupidly, I knew nothing about nothing, that's part of being shy.

When we think of the state of the economy, we are not thinking in terms of money flow. We are thinking in terms of the effect on everyday lives of people.

Look, I'm not asking you to like me, I'm not asking you to put yourself in a position where I can touch your goodies, I'm just asking you to be fair.

True meaning in life comes through understanding your own nature and learning to accept all aspects of yourself.

The common excuse for those bringing misfortune on others is that they desire their good.

I wish there were more young people in the big houses, but sometimes it's really hard for them to believe in the youth because they go for what's the most expected.

Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they won.

Ukraine will be reforming its energy sector because we want to integrate into Europe, ... We have conducted all the talks and reached an agreement with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Poland and Georgia.