I always knew I was a writer. And I always thought to myself, 'Well, why not me?' Someone has to be on the best-seller list, 'Why not me?' Someone has to write for the 'New Yorker,' 'Why not me?' And I didn't really get much positive reinforcement as a kid, so I thought, 'Well let me show you what I can do.'

With gangs, there could be a positive outlook because it takes the older guys to come school these younger guys on the right roles.

Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation, and consciousness evolution.

It is good medicine to go to a concert hall and forget the harshness of what's going on. It can be a very positive thing.

When I'm in the mode of feeling positive about love, I don't really feel the need to mark it down in song. In fact, I know what that song would sound like, and I would not subject anybody to that.

The customer reaction to Dell going private has been a lot more positive than I would have ever imagined. Customers see it as - 'You don't have to be distracted. Now you can totally focus on your business.' So they see it as a positive.

My books always focus on the response of the characters to extreme events. As dark as they get, they are ultimately positive, uplifting books about children who take control of their lives and overcome great adversaries. I think that is why they have been so popular.

Television is a good training ground for aspiring stars. You can experiment and get away, imbibing the positive and viable aspects. Whereas, in cinema, the stakes are high. If something goes wrong, the film falls flat.

For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation; it is a specific form of interaction.

So many of our young women today, they're growing up without a father, but they're still thirsty for that and desiring positive male love.