My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby almost deserves to live.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want.

Yann Martel

Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.

Kenny Rogers

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Walt Disney

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can -- namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

Teresa of Avila

We know what the animals do, what are the needs of the beaver, the bear, the salmon, and other creatures, because long ago men married them and acquired this knowledge from their animal wives. Today the priests say we lie, but we know better.

American Indian Proverb

I fantasize about having a manual job where I can come home at night, read a book and not feel responsible for what will happen the next day.

Jodie Foster

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Abraham Lincoln

I've always been in the middle of making my own movies, so taking acting jobs that take me away from that has been impossible.

Albert Brooks

There's a difference between interestand commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do itonly when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, youaccept no excuses - only results.

Kenneth H. Blanchard

If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?

Rumi

Do more than you're supposed to do and you can have or be or do anything you want.

Bill Sands