We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

In like a dimwit, out like a light.

It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.

We have met the enemy and he is us.

Women aren't as mere as they used to be.

We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

Every burden is a blessing.

Thank goodness modern convenience is a thing of the remote future.

Many years ago in a period commonly know as Next Friday Afternoon, there lived a King who was very Gloomy on Tuesday mornings because he was so Sad thinking about how Unhappy he had been on Monday and how completely Mournful he would be on Wednesday.

Looking back on things, the view always improves.

Learn how a 3D printer works. Get inspired. Make your own stuff. It is a wonderful time to be innovative. Connect things together. If you're into electronics, get an Arduino.

The stuff that matters in life is no longer stuff. It's other people. It's relationships. It's experience.

Investing in stocks is an art, not a science, and people who've been trained to rigidly quantify everything have a big disadvantage.

Those who have gone through a divorce know the pain and special challenges of raising a child under such circumstances.

Always remember, the future of all of our tomorrows will be reflected by how we react to the mediocrity and apathy of others today.

I wear pink on Saturdays for breast cancer, and I wear blue on Sundays. I'm superstitious. At the Evian tournament in 2010, in which I came in second, I wore baby blue on a Sunday. And ever since then, I've worn it every Sunday. Puma sponsors me, so I wear all their outfits in bright colors. I wear matching hair ribbons, too.

The unknown is always frightening.

The stones in your driveway may have come from the slaves who spend all day breaking rocks because it's cheaper for the company to get them from India, where the labor is free. We are all connected. And we all have human value. That's what my work is about.

I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that.

When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.

Not enough people know what Lyme disease is and the dangers of being bitten by an insect.

Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you got to stand in the doorway.

I think people have a tendency to read into more than there is.

You don't have to be rich to travel well.

When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it.

Whether one eats a cat or not is a personal choice, and I don't want to sway anyone one way or another. But if you do, there is one obvious cooking tip: Always remember to remove the bell from the cat's collar before cooking.

Filming is quite exciting because every day is different, but it can involve long hours standing around in chilly locations. Theatre is a very different challenge because every night you're striving to keep it fresh, even though you might have been performing the same play for months.

What I miss the most is chatting with my friends and family and having a good laugh over a simple meal.

'Tulip Fever' did change my life. It did that thing that sometimes happens when a book takes off - it opened doors on to whole other worlds.

Ironically, one of the clearer threats to consumer privacy is the government's largely unchecked ability to collect your sensitive information without due process.

A smart man cant beat a hardworking man and a hard working man cant beat a happy working man

I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror.

Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away.

Always engineering is the basic fundamental solver of human living problems under the sun.