"Love one person, take care of them until you die. You know, raise kids. Have a good life. Be a good friend. And try to be completely who you are."

"Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third."

"It's hard to be clear about who you are when you are carrying around a bunch of baggage from the past. I've learned to let go and move more quickly into the next place."

"There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now."

"I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess."

"If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you're solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion."

"It's better to have nobody, than to have someone who is half there, or doesn't want to be there."

"If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do."

"Everyday we choose who we are by how we define ourselves."

"We have a responsibility to be aware of others."

"People have two sides, a good side and a bad side, a past, a future. We must embrace both in someone we love."

"Nothing would mean anything if I didn't live a life of use to others."

"We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."

"If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is."

"The empty vessel makes the loudest sound."