The real challenge is not fighting the war, but securing the peace afterward.

Leadership is about doing what’s right, not what’s easy.

Success in war comes from hard work and perseverance.

In the world of war, there’s no such thing as a perfect plan.

Leadership is about inspiring others to do their best.

Our job is not to win the peace, it’s to win the war.

The key to success is being flexible.

Our military must be as agile and adaptable as our enemies.

The cost of freedom is high, but the cost of not being free is higher.

Terrorists are determined to kill us, and we have to stop them.

You have to be ready for the unexpected.

We need to stay ahead of the curve.

Sometimes you have to make tough choices.

We’re going to find weapons of mass destruction. We will find them.

It’s a process, not an event.

We are not facing the kind of threats that we faced in the Cold War.

We must be very cautious in how we use military force. We want to use it as a last resort.

Freedom’s untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.

We have to be able to defend the United States of America. It is our job.

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.

Theatre is where we explore the full range of human emotions.

Authenticity is the key to living a meaningful life. Be true to yourself.

Writing is a kind of moral act.

Art is never about something, it’s about something happening in a moment.

The greatest danger of theatre is to present life as it is, without questioning it.

Theater is about connection, human connection.

Politics is personal; personal is political.

One of the best ways to know people is to observe them in times of crisis.

The best theatre is the one that forces you to question your assumptions.

Love is a choice, not just a feeling. It requires commitment and effort.

A good play is a good play because it doesn’t let us off the hook.

I think that the best work comes when you stop worrying about being clever.

Success is not measured by wealth or fame, but by the difference you make in other people's lives.

The most important things in life are not things. They are experiences, relationships, and love.

I believe love opens people up.

The difficulty with writing is that it’s so solitary. You never know whether you’re doing it right.

If you want to write, you’ve got to be prepared to fail and fail again.

Theatre is the art form that looks at the gap between what we say and what we do.

Acting is a great way to express yourself, but it also teaches you a lot about others.

Comedy is about finding the humanity in absurd situations.

In the end, it’s about the chemistry between actors. That’s what makes the performance real.

Comedy can be the most powerful tool to make people think, even though they’re laughing.

People have a tendency to see me as this quirky character, and I’m perfectly fine with that.

My acting career has been a series of fortunate accidents.

Being funny is one of the easiest things in the world for me.

I don’t mind playing the goofy girl. It’s who I am.

I guess I’m a character actress. I’ve always known I wasn’t going to play the ingenue.

There’s nothing like the feeling of a great performance—when you know it’s working.

To me, the best kind of humor is when it’s rooted in reality.

I learned that it’s important to be professional, but also to have fun on set.

I’ve been lucky to have played some quirky characters, but I also love the roles where I get to show a little more depth.

You can't just expect a career in this business to go the way you want. It’s about resilience.

I think people see me as funny, and I’m okay with that. I like making people laugh.

I’m lucky that I was able to make a living doing what I love.

I never took acting seriously. I took it as seriously as I could without getting too crazy about it.

Every mistake you make is progress.

It is a lot easier to look like a successful person than to be one.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

Innovation is the key to success in business.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

You must be willing to do what others won’t, to achieve what others don’t.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.

To achieve success, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

A person who has not made a mistake has not learned anything.

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

Your best asset is your earning ability. Your best investment is in yourself.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

I’ve always believed in my ability to win.

Golf is all about controlling your emotions.

Winning is not always the goal; it's about enjoying the journey.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

There are no shortcuts to success. It’s all about working harder than the next guy.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

I play to win, and I want to be the best player to ever play this game.

Golf is a game of respect, and if you respect the game, it will respect you back.

I’ve got a great team around me. It’s not just about me, it’s about them.

Winning is not always the barometer of getting better.

I love the challenge of trying to get better every day.

My main focus is on my game.

I’m not going to be playing golf for the rest of my life. So I’m trying to enjoy it as long as I can.

You can’t control everything, but you can control how you respond to things.

I think it’s important to try and bring something real to the screen.

The idea of being a mother has always been incredibly important to me.

If I’m not challenging myself, then there’s no point in doing this.

God, my brain really goes to mush when I'm pregnant.

I have been lucky enough to have been in some extraordinary films.

I love the fact that women are able to take risks in this business now. It’s about time!

In Hollywood, they’re very interested in youth, and I’ve never felt that way. I’ve always been a very confident person, and age doesn’t bother me.

Being part of something big, like Titanic, is rare. I don’t know how you would follow that, but it’s important to try to take on different kinds of characters.

I don't want to be famous for being thin. I want to be famous for being a great actress.

I think there’s a real feeling of empowerment in being yourself.

Sometimes the world needs you to be a little tougher, a little braver, and a little more focused on the end goal.

I've always been an emotional person, and I think it helps me as an actor.

I don't think you can really act unless you love the character.