Insanity is just a state of mind.

I wouldn't live in California. All that sun makes you sterile.

I'm greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn't do it, that somehow I can deliver.

Whenever you wonder about yourself, look up at the stars swirling around in the heavens and just realize how tiny and puny they are. They're supposed to be gigantic explosions and they're just these insignificant little dots. If you step back from things far enough you realize how important and powerful you are.

You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.

My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that.

Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are.