“Everyone tried with me. And everytime, it felt like the whole point of life was to see if trying was ever enough.”

“Have you ever felt that there was something going on in life that not everyone was aware of?”

“As if no one had ever tried before, try to say what you see and feel and love and lose.”

“Everytime you see a flood like that on the news you tell yourself: That's it. That's my heart.”

“[Asked if he thought he did enough to get Bin Laden] "No, because I didn't get him. But at least I tried. That's the difference [between] me and some, including all the right-wingers who are attacking me now. They ridiculed me for trying. They had eight months to try. They did not try. I tried."”

“I've always done whatever I felt like doing in life. People may try to stop me, and convince me I'm wrong, but I won't change.”

“Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent and trying to take other people’s stuff.”

“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”

“He was like me - a kindred spirit crazy enough to keep on trying.”