“Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.”

“You're staring at me," Simon said. "Why are you staring at me? Have I got something on my face?”

“Nerds aren't losers. They're just playing a different game, and a game much closer to the one played in the real world.”

“Daddy gave me real useful information to protect me in the real world. If anyone hits me, I'm not to hit them back. I wait until their back is turned, then hit them in the head with a brick.”

“If you ask me if I'm okay again, I'm going to smack myself in the face just to punish you.”

“A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.”

“Looking in the mirror, staring back at me isn't so much a face as the expression of a predicament.”

“Real. Real like a plastic bouquetThat thrives on the smoke from an old fireplaceAnd dies every night with her face on the news.Nobody cries, they just smoke and stare and their shoes.The only difference is,The only difference is,Nobody can cry -It's hard to doFor most folks, without a reason why.”

“For those of us that are newcomers to politics, there aren't any real scandal that our opponents can use to attack us. This is why my opponent is just attacking (me) at random.”

“One forges one's style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.”