In my life, things have happened to me. I've never felt I was controlling anything.
The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be avoided.
Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but stand there and take it.
What you cannot escape, you must fight; what you cannot fight, you must endure.
You were in the midst of a chaotic, unfair, didn't-know-how-it-was-going-to-end story, and the only thing you could do was... keep moving.
If things aren't going well there's always going to be pressure that comes with it.
A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from. And by those he has walked away from that cause him remorse.
That's life. Whichever way you turn, fate sticks out a foot to trip you.
It hurts my head, but it's fine because it's something I do every day. You can't avoid the gymnastics questions.
My first book is about twins who are attached: two people who are joined and can't escape each other.
Sometimes when you love someone like a mother loves her child, that love can turn into fear. It happens to me all the time. I am so afraid that the world will not be kind to my children.
Life is going to happen to you no matter what weight you are, no matter how famous you are, no matter how much money you have in the bank. No one gets a free pass.
