two powerful, opposing forces - one seducing people to eat and the other telling them they are failures if they do - create heartache everywhere.

Like a butterfly stuck in a chrysalis, waiting for the perfect moment, I was waiting for the day I could burst forth and fly away and find my home.

Great self esteem comes from inside and feels hot and wonderful.

The best things in life are crazy.

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Our goal should be health and stamina.

Food is neither your enemy nor your best friend. It won't mend your broken heart and it won't send you to hell.

I don't want you to be my fan. I want you to be mine.

When it comes to finances, it matters less how much money you make and more how you spend it.

There weren't butterflies in my stomach, there were fire breathing dragons.

Money is both a means and a means to an end.

I think we all just have to keep loving through it. Maybe that’s the cure.

Grades and Marks do not reflect the intelligence of individuals. Intelligence differs person to person and cannot be measure at the same scale.

In the depths of my heart I can’t help being convinced that my dear fellow-men, with a few exceptions, are worthless.

Perception is the illusion that gives all matter mass, " The Flight of the Eagle A.K. Luthienne

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

I travel without barely any luggage. Just a second set of underwear and binoculars and a map and a toothbrush.

My primary responsibility is to be funny.

Patience lives in the gap between our experience of an event and our response to that experience.

Federal authorities have informed Martha Stewart's lawyers she will be indicted for her role in the ImClone insider trading scandal. Good news for Martha - stripes are back in this year.

When you meditate deeply, you will see beyond life and death. You will see that you can't die and you can't be reborn. You are existence itself.

The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.