Do not let another day go by where your dedication to other people's opinions is greater than your dedication to your own emotions!

The road to success is always under construction.

I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love—then make that day count!

If you're not comfortable enough with yourself or with your own truth when entering a relationship, then you're not ready for that relationship.

It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts.

When you say "I" and "my" too much, you lose the capacity to understand the "we" and "our".

Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.

At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.

You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.

It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.

Great leadership has more to do with character, courage, and conviction than it does with specific skills or competencies.

You can see a rose both in two ways. First, through its beautiful petals. The other, through its thorns

Chumaka ended with a quotation from a play that Jiro favored. “ ‘Small acts partner small houses and small minds'.

Directing is very close to choreography; you deal with space, time, emotions, lighting, making beautiful images.

To succeed, you also have to know how to make choices and how to think more broadly.

Because it's in and about New York City, I knew 'Ex Machina' was going to have to continually mix the mundane and the fantastic.

We are who people think we are.

I was hedging my bets by the time I got to college. I was interested in drama and journalism and psychology.

I love in Notting Hill. You live in Beverly Hills. Everyone in the world knows who you are. My mother has trouble remembering my name.

Overseas, kids grow up in a soccer culture. The German player sees the game eons above the American player the same age.