Ignorance is not innocence but sin.

But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, and baffled, get up and begin again.

I know what I want and what I might gain, and yet, how profitless to know.

One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, never doubted clouds would break, never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph.

The Best Is Yet To Be

Any nose May ravage with impunity a rose.

What if all's appearance? Is not outside seeming real as substance inside? Both are facts, so leave me dreaming.

Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.

“A job is death without dignity.”

“It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.”

“Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.”

“Find out who you are and figure out what you believe in. Even if it’s different from what your neighbors believe in and different from what your parents believe in. Stay true to yourself. Have your own opinion. Don’t worry about what people say about you or think about you. Let the naysayers nay. They will eventually grow tired of naying.”

“True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.”

“Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are passing you on the street saying, ‘I can’t tell if that person is laughing or crying, but either way they seem crazy, let’s walk faster.’ Emote. It’s okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.”

“Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are passing you on the street saying, ‘I can’t tell if that person is laughing or crying, but either way they seem crazy, let’s walk faster.’ Emote. It’s okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.”

“My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.”

“Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others. ”

“Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are.”

“The only thing that scares me more than space aliens is the idea that there aren’t any space aliens. We can’t be the best that creation has to offer. I pray we’re not all there is. If so, we’re in big trouble.”

“Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.”

“I think I’m just very real, and people sense that. They know everything about me. This is a platform that’s probably more powerful than politics, and I think if you have a loud voice, you should use it for good.”

“Dory is just innocent, very childlike, and that’s fun to play. And I can relate to the short-term memory [loss]. I ­really do say, ‘Nice to meet you,’ at the same time people are saying, ‘Nice to see you again.’ ”

“I love stories that are inspirational yet have a lot of heartache, because I think that’s what life is,” she says. “Life is filled with struggles and yet there’s always beauty.”