Every accepted public quote

“Before I speak, I have something important to say.”

“To Trin Tragula's horror, the shock completely annihilated her brain; but to his satisfaction he realized that he had proved conclusively that if life is going to exist in a Universe of this...”

“The environment around us is constantly changing, including innovations, friends, employment and moving to a different location; those who accept and excel at adaptation have smoother transi...”

“Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make.”

“Charlotte, it's what somebody from New York or L.A. would say is a small town, but it isn't. It's right in between being a small town and a city. It's more of a city.”

“When you have a good script you're almost in more trouble than when you have a terrible script.”

“One can't paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.”

“When love becomes what Christianity is all about, we can make no sense of Jesus's death and resurrection.”

“Whenever I'm with my [teenager], I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines.”

“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.”

“Life is a poem most people never read.”

“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”

“I see all the red carpet paparazzi stuff and I'm like, 'Really? Do I have to?!' I like to work and I know that's part of the job. But you kind of take it in stride.”

“I met a hundred men going to Delhi, and every one is my brother.”

“I don't actually like dates. I get awkward as I never know what to do.”

“I will follow you to the ends of the world.”

“My idea of relaxation is not lying down by a beach. I have to move around, do stuff. Though I'm a massive quiz show person.”

“Terrific. A bisexual dominant vampire with kidnapping expertise.”

“Taking on challenging projects is the way that one grows and extends one's range as a writer, one's technical command, so I consider the time well-spent.”

“People can choose between the sweet lie or the bitter truth. I say the bitter truth, but many people don't want to hear it.”

“The search of truth and understanding is an infinite adventure.”

“I wouldn't have cared if my girlfriend was a Jaguar-driving Cyclops with a beard - I'd have been grateful just to have someone to make out with.”

“I kept the depth of a universe in me but you never looked at the skies anyway.”

“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.”

“To be a performance artist, you have to hate theatre. Theatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the kn...”

“It may seem to be raining from time to time but the sun is always there above the clouds and there is always love in the heart. Let this love and kindness shine. It is always your choice.”

“It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death.”

“So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?”

“You can't be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you're gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation.”

“What a slut time is. She screws with everybody.”

“Stars shine even when they're broke.”

“Friends are God's way of taking care of us.”

“Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going to the hosiery mills to get a prototype made to calling Saks Fifth Avenue and Neim...”

“The harsh cold and windburn from hours of skiing does a lot of damage to my skin, so I try to keep my skin as moisturized as possible.”

“The less you care about suffering and pain, the higher your chances of success and gain.”

“If you love something, let it go. If you don't love something, definitely let it go. Basically, just drop everything, who cares.”

“Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”

“There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues. That is all.”

“A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth.”

“You're always going to write and draw inspiration from things that you're feeling, things that you've felt. It's kind of impossible not to unless you're writing a song and there's an exact s...”

“I don't have to live the roller coaster other people live with my life. It's hard because people try to have an effect.”

“Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.”

“The man is either mad, or he is making verses.”

“I only know that I know nothing”

“The reconnection of society, economy and ethics is a project we cannot postpone.”

“To dream of success is to set a goal of where you want to be; to wake up, take action, and achieve it is what true success is all about.”

“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.”

“I would love to meet J.K. Rowling and tell her how much I admire her writing and am amazed by her imagination. I read every 'Harry Potter' book as it came out and looked forward to each new...”