Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.

I have a lot of optimism about new doctors because I think it's really clear that it's a lot of hard work and no guarantee of a lot of money.

When I was a kid, my grandfather said that "if you say a word often enough, it becomes you." Thinking of that later in life gave me this idea that I could try to become America by learning the words of people from many aspects of the country.

I never know when somebody's going to knock on the door of my own unconscious in a way that I wouldn't have anticipated.

Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.

I am not myself; I am the potential of myself.

Self-esteem does not come from surrounding yourself with people and things that seem to increase your value. Real self-esteem is an integration of an inner-value with things in the world around you.