What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

Obviously I don't really go to church any more - no time.

I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals.

Take forgiveness slowly. Don’t blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come.

He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

What's funny about that is when I was writing Twilight just for myself and not thinking of it as a book, I was not thinking about publishing, and yet at the same time I was casting it in my head. Because when I read books, I see them very visually.

When I was little, I had a feeling that I was going to end up being an actress. I spent a lot of time alone, I was a very shy girl, and I would pretend I was telling someone about this new role that I got.

I think we're all fascinated and a little mystified by how the brain works. One of the most mysterious of the physical sciences is neurological science.

We can have enough clean energy to power every home.

I struggled with being in the public eye, losing my anonymity when my star rose quickly in the late 90's. But I need the challenge of showing up and getting up there to spill my guts and connect with my loyal folks.

As an actor, it's hard to direct because, suddenly, you're not around. The thing which I hate about directing is the waiting game, but you've really got to wait it out and be resilient and keep it going and keep everybody motivated.

I have set up several businesses as social businesses, and I am a great believer that the power of business should be used for good.

I'm a tidy, neat person. But I'm not a maniac.

There is not a week that goes by that I don't have a dream that I am back in the business.

Illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. We have people waiting to come here legally. And we should not be rewarding people who have come here illegally.

Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.

Once I find a bag that I love, I wear it always. I just don't change my bags. I literally find one and stay with it.

We all make mistakes, and it's not until we make mistakes that we learn.

Other kids had more talent, but I was the most focused.

The only fit reply to a fit request is silence and the fact.

Good fences make good neighbours.

History looks queer when you're standing close to it, watching where it is coming from and how it's being made.

The reason I am unemployed for six months out of every year is because I have to turn down most of the films I'm offered. If I didn't, I'd only ever play a dark, satanic count on a horse.

Advertisers don't want to put their ads next to the investigative story; it's extremely difficult to do that. And very few people today actually read those serious news stories on the Web now.

The Simpsons is an especially collaborative show.