Besides, anyone with an Internet connection feels they have the credentials to critique or belittle anything these days.

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.

I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.

You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough

Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

Did I hurt you in the parking lot?""No, m'lady. I fell, so I could put a tracker on your car."Great.

The little things are important, Mr. Wind-Up Bird,

I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.

Rock Band never got anybody a date. Never.

You can think about red. You can think about pink. You can think up a horse. Oh, the THINKS you can think!

I'm happy that I can focus on my body a little bit. I'm not happy to get surgery, but I'm happy that I can focus on getting better.

Everything that I write will be signed with my name.

You never know that the things you're doing are that meaningful to society.

The Beatles were basically a vocal band.

It's not what people do to us that hurts us. In the most fundamental sense, it is our chosen response to what they do to us that hurts us.