“We deserve to reach for the stars, even if our bodies wish to keep us firmly planted on the ground.”

“We are living now. We shall not live long. No one should tell us we shall live again. This is our little while. This is our chance.”

“... but I love language. It is a living, breathing, evolving thing, and language has power. Whether in a song lyric, a poem, a speech, or a simple conversation, we’ve all experienced words that resonate with us. They may make us recall a powerful moment, inspire us, move us, or perhaps, comfort us…. But at the same time, we don’t think in words. We think in pictures. If I say the word ‘dog’ to you, you aren’t picturing the letters, d-o-g, you’re picturing a dog from your memory...”

“Why is it that when we talk to God we’re said to be praying, but when God talks to us we’re schizophrenic?”

“Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.”

“No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.”

“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.”