[President Obama] made so many promises. We thought that he was going to be -- I shouldn't say this at Christmastime -- but the next messiah.

Don't worry about finding your bliss right now. Not even our President knew what his bliss was, nor did I. One of these days to your own surprise, your bliss will find you. But no matter what you do, participate, be there, full force, full heart, full steam ahead.

Homogeneity is much to be admired - in milk, for instance - but not for parties.

It's a fact that it is much more comfortable to be in the position of the person who has been offended than to be the unfortunate cause of it.

The hardest thing you will ever do is trust yourself.

I happen to disagree with the well-entrenched theory that the art of conversation is merely the art of being a good listener. Such advice invites people to be cynical with one another and full of fake; when a conversation becomes a monologue, poked along with tiny cattle-prod questions, it isn't a conversation any more.

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.