Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.

The only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.

It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.

Usually, when we talk about creativity, it's about self-expression, which is great, but for work to be art or design, there has to be someone on the other end. The audience makes the work come alive.

Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.

Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

You can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again.

You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.

The thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don't have that energy if you waste it on other stuff.

Don't worry about doing research. Just search.

You can't find your voice if you don't use it.

If you fail to take positive charge of your life, your negative experiences wouldn't hesitate to turn your mind into their playground.

Teachers, you don't teach a subject, you teach a child.

I'm going to always be a Sixer til I die.

The abnormal, the sick, the vicious have become more and more interwoven into the violent culture of the United States. Into the way news is seen, into the way movies are seen.

The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have spent my whole career here.

The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed.

The more we listen to ourselves and make positive changes based on what we discover, the more interesting life becomes.

My ability to throw a baseball was a gift. It was a God-given gift. And I am truly appreciative of that gift.

I started as a director, but I was too bored with actors. I preferred to act.

A kingdom man is a man who visibly demonstrates the comprehensive rule of God underneath the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every area of his life.