T.W. Shannon Quotes

I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

It's important to have a plan, a big picture. You can deviate from it or change it completely, but it gives you something to work for.

Gymnastics is a lot like life. You don't become an Elite gymnast by bickering and having a negative attitude. You have to be positive to get to that level.

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.

I do like the world quite a lot.

It's Mother's Day, so a big 'Happy Birthday' to all you mothers out there!

Look deep into the pupil stare into the black, you'll be able to see the soul what is it doingLaughing? Dancing? Crying? Screaming?

Her smile was peculiar - it made her nose wrinkle, not as though she smelled something unpleasant, but more that she was so amused, her whole face wanted to be a part of the smile.

Let's point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can't think of any.

Tell Ray to put the eyeliner, the lipstick and the high heels away. I'm not saying he's a cross-dresser, that's just what I heard.

To grow, change, love, adapt, experience. We have to be open minded. This is the life and that's the way it should be lived.

... If we don't tell strange stories, when something strange happens we won't believe it.

Razo knew he was best at nothing, except maybe cramming two cherries into a single nostril.

Being a writer is a good, good thing.

Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can't get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always.

I won't talk about someone's mother. I won't talk about their girlfriend or their wife, but if you have a deformity, I would talk about that.

I need to start caring about myself if I'm going to be a proper father.

Always know that if you’re not happy with yourself, no one else can change that, no girl or guy, no amount of money; only yourself.

If it's time to let go, JUST LET GO. You can't carry on through life with extra weight on your conscience.

If it's not happening, write your own thing!

Nobody keeps a cat. They condescend to live with you is all.

I hate the word 'hippy'. I hate a lot of people, and hippies don't do that!

Don't ever be someone you're not. We are all that we are, so why try to change that?

Simply put: time is fluid. The faster your world spins out of control, the slower timer crawls. The more time you need, the less you're sure to get. It's all relative

At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country.

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

Throwing herself into learning helped Miri ignore the painful chill of solitude around her.

I have beauty, intelligence, individuality, sensuality and sexuality.

I started acting because I was miserable and crazy and wanted to be someone else, to run around and scream in front of people without getting in trouble.

Design is the fundamental creative activity with which we direct our lives, and collectively, the earth's transformation from its original, natural state into our human-made world.

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.

I'll close my eyes really, really tight and make you all go away.

Keep on dreaming boy cause when you stop dreaming it's time to die.

I made a living out of being a class clown

I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts have performed just as well as the men astronauts.

I'm not bossy - I just happen to be more capable than most everyone else.

I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.

That's the great secret of humans: we're all the same person. The best thing to do is just go for the hug.

To change, it takes a decision based on faith, faith takes forgetting everything you thought you knew.

If Thirty Seconds to Mars was a human being then he fans would be the veins and the band would be the heart. The fans are what connect the essence of the music around the world and keep the us alive.

Plenty of people are onto the emptiness but it takes real guts to see the hopelessness.

Perception is a powerful tool.

Things change in different countries as people grow, and as generations change.

I'll keep battling for that No. 1 spot.

When you put your costume on and you get your hair and your makeup done [for a role] and you stare in the mirror you feel like a different person.

There's no leader of this band, and there never will be. That's the key. You can't control how the public perceives you-people see rock'n'roll bands as the guitar player and the singer.

I want to do more. I'm never satisfied with what I've done

I know I would crumble if I lost you.

I'm sorry Finn. I'm a wooden-headed dummy.' Don't be so hard on yourself,' said Finn. 'You're just a straw-brained scarecrow.