"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back."

"My mother said, 'If you can't be a bridge, be a plank.' I thought that was a rather ingenious way of putting it."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"I've learned that you can't control everything, but you can control your attitude towards everything."

"Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. We also can't ask for extra cheese on our pizza."