What we need most, is not so much to realize the ideal as to idealize the real.

What we need most, is not so much to realize the ideal as to idealize the real.

Sympathy with nature is part of a good person's religion.

Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.

Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

Meeting all walks of life, it broadened your horizons, let's say that.

In 1935, the year Social Security was created, the poverty rate for seniors was over 70%.

The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.

At the end of every light, is a tunnel of darkness.

I may just keep releasing singles 'til I run out of music, which is kind of cool in a way - as long as people don't go, 'Oh my God, not another one!'

True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.

The biggest hurdle is figuring out who your friends are. Your real friends.

The word 'Chicano' was originally a derisive term from Mexicans to other Mexicans living in the United States.

We're living in miraculous times where connections are made at the blink of an eye, the tap of a thumb, and the click of a mouse. We can never replace human interaction, but these simple actions can be powerful and meaningful to those we connect with.

I had dreams of catching the ball for the final out in the World Series and being mobbed by my teammates. Well, I guess all my dreams didn't come true.

I think explicit love scenes are a turn off unless it's the kind you read with one hand.

You should laugh everywhere you can find even the slightest glimmer of humour.

Celebrity's a pain in the backside - you're always on display.

I think it's fair to say I'm attracted to playing characters who are rather intense.

I love Decatur. It is diverse, politically progressive, family oriented and I can walk everywhere.

The ultimate security is your understanding of reality.

I grew up with the movies of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and Judy Garland - these are the kinds of shows and the kinds of numbers in shows that I dreamed of being in and doing when I was a kid.

In America and in most of the industrialized world, men are coming to be thought of by feminists in very much the same way that Jews were thought of by early Nazis. The comparison is overwhelmingly scary.

The day I decided I didn't want to be a 19th-Century European curator, I knew I would never have the experience of people coming and going 'ooh' and 'aah,' the way they do around the Monets. It just doesn't happen.

He who believes is strong he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

If you've ever found yourself pushed to the limits of your tolerance... you find yourself doing some things that, from the outside, can be seen as quite insane.

Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.