I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog.
My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass.
Take a stand for what's right. Raise a ruckus and make a change. You may not always be popular, but you'll be part of something larger and bigger and greater than yourself. Besides, making history is extremely cool.
Just 'cause you pour syrup on something doesnt make it pancakes
If you do not have courage, you may not have the opportunity to use any of your other virtues.
You ain't got but one life. You ought to live it the way you want.
I grew up in the South with guns everywhere and we never shot anyone. This [shooting] is about people who aren't taught the value of life.
When I was a little kid, I saw a guy with one of those cancer clarinets, and I flipped out. I totally flipped out. I said to my mom, "Mom, what is that thing?" And she happened to know, too, which was the oddest thing. She said, "That's a Bell Telephone artificial larynx, for men that had their voice boxes removed because of cancer. " I was like, "Wow. " And I couldn't wait to get one. I didn't get one 'til I was all grown up and everything.
The last four years of psychoanalysis are a waste of money.
Unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
Much of the excitement we get out of our work is that we don't really know what we are doing.