Real loneliness is not necessarily limited to when you are alone.

Simplicity is always the secret, to a profound truth, to doing things, to writing, to painting. Life is profound in its simplicity

I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it happens to them.

nobody can save you but yourself and you’re worth saving. it’s a war not easily won but if anything is worth winning then this is it.

Slavery was never abolished, it was only extended to include all the colors.

You have to die a few times before you can really live.

the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.

There are only two things wrong with money: too much or too little.

The wisest thing to do if you’re living in hell is to make yourself comfortable.

Some people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don't give a damn.

If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start.

Find what you love and let it kill you.

what matters most is how well you walk through the fire

Wherever the crowd goes run in the other direction. They're always wrong.

Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?

Sleeping is not something I do a lot of.

I read that book How to Hug a Porcupine [by Julie Ross] - it's my parenting bible. They say you have to trust your children and give them freedom. I say, OK, but this is New York City!

Woo-hoo! I'm 40. I can say that now.

I work out with a trainer, Anna Kaiser, three days a week.