I have really never considered myself a TV star. I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit.

You know, you don't have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable.

How sad it is that we give up on people who are just like us.

The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.

I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.

Anyone who has ever been able to sustain good work has had at least one person--and often many--who have believed in him or her. We just don't get to be competent human beings without a lot of different investments from others.

Often, problems are knots with many strands, and looking at those strands can make a problem seem different.