Death frames the high wire. But I don’t see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do.

I don't have a career, I have a life. Don't think of a career, think about your passion and look for inspiration.

It's impossible, that's for sure. So let's start working.

You must not fall. / When you lose your balance, resist for a long time before turning yourself toward the earth. Then jump. / You must not force yourself to stay steady. You must move forward.

Whenever other worlds invite us, whenever we are balancing on the boundaries of our limited human condition, that’s where life starts, that’s where you start feeling yourself living.

Limits exist only in the souls of those who do not dream.

I focus, I invent, I transform, I challenge, I attempt, I observe, I perform.

Passion is the model of all my actions.

When you are a young person, the world is yours. You can do the impossible.

I know it's impossible. But I know I'll do it!

Why does almost every ad agency in the world set the time on a watch at 10:10 before photographing it?

Vegas means comedy, tragedy, happiness and sadness all at the same time.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

When I broke my arm, I knew there was something a lot bigger than baseball (about to happen) ... I had a sense that God had something for me, something bigger than baseball.

Somehow, conductor as this superhuman conduit between the masters and the masterpieces and the immortals.

Just as you must eat, drink, and breathe to live, you must read the Bible, pray, and be involved in a church to stay spiritually alive and vital. You never will outgrow these things.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.

It is sad to be an exception. But not to be one is even sadder.

If people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.

Comedians don't get Oscars, so I gave up on that a long time ago. And I can't really speak about the Oscar-worthiness of my own performance.