“Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.”

We are people with lives, not consumers with lifestyles.

Being a New Yorker is never having to say you are sorry.

Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it’s imposssible to keep up.

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.

After all, in private, we’re all misfits.

I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn’t want to get famous; I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.

What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.

Did you know, throughout the cosmos they found intelligent life forms that play to play? We are the only ones that play to win. Explains why we have more than our share of losers.

I bought a box of animal crackers, but there was nothing inside. They’d eaten each other.

No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.

Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.

What goes up must come down. But don’t expect it to come down where you can find it.

I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.

If trying harder doesn’t work, try softer.

When I am happy I feel like crying, but when I am sad I don’t feel like laughing. I think it is better to be happy; then you get two feelings for the price of one.

God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed.

The greatest opportunities in life come with fear and risk.

That the chance of gain is naturally over-valued, we may learn from the universal success of lotteries.

Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.

You should not remain in your comfort zone; if you want to make it big, you must challenge yourself, get out of your comfort zone, and succeed in doing well outside of your comfort areas.

Don’t flaunt your success, but don’t apologize for it either.

I have grown up seeing success and failure.

Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.