Abraham Lincoln Quotes
I had been told I was on the road to hell, but I had no idea it was just a mile down the road with a dome on it.
Quotes to Explore
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Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.
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I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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I love the early films of Al Pacino - 'Scarface,' 'Serpico' - and I love many science-fiction films.
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Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.
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I don't do anything political on Sundays.
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I don't think that women need to smell interesting.
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
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I love chocolate chip cookies - really anything with chocolate will do!
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I had a really dark time after the Olympic Games... But then I said to myself, 'This is a sport that's blessed me with a home, with an education, with some money. I can't hate this sport. This sport took me out of Louisiana. This sport gave me a chance when so many people don't get a chance. And I love this sport.'
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That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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I grew up in Chicago and was a huge fan of 'The Second City', so when I moved to L.A., I was looking for anything that resembled that... then I started 'The Groundlings', so I went to a show and it was very much like 'Second City'. I was so impressed that that same night I went backstage and I went up to the funniest person there.
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A comedian is simply a different kind of therapist. A comedian is a psychologist and a psychiatrist rolled into one. Except I can't prescribe medicine. (You still need a doctorate, which is bullshit.) Okay, so I'm not like a psychiatrist. Fine. But I'm still like a psychologist (except I can't diagnose or treat mental illness).
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I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.
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He who has no vision of eternity has no hold on time.
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I've done a lot worse than jump off piers, son. Like throw a television out the window.
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I had been told I was on the road to hell, but I had no idea it was just a mile down the road with a dome on it.
