I often say that I don't worry about the meaning of life-I can't handle that big stuff. What concerns me is the meaning in life-day by day, hour by hour, while I'm doing whatever it is I do. What counts is not what I do, but how I think about myself while I'm doing it.

We are the only creatures that both laugh and weep. I think it's because we are the only creatures that see the difference between the way things are and the way they might be.

And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together.

Why is love easy? I don’t know. And the raccoons don’t say.

You may never have proof of your importance but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without you. The rub is that you don’t always know who.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

It's not that I'm not grateful for all this attention. It's just that fame and fortune ought to add up to more than fame and fortune.