Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most compelling superpower.

When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.

I love you" means I want you to be happy.

Music is happiness with a steady pulse.

Alas, impatience is but another form of unhappiness. It is true, it is true. I have never met a happy impatient person.

Happiness is never in a rush. If you move too fast, you leave it behind.

Laugh and smile for no reason at all. Giggle grins are a magnet for happiness.

Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.

Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.

The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.

The real beauty of a woman is most clearly seen in the smiles of those who interact with her.

I first got very thin after Ashley. I felt like my stomach was doing backflips - like my emotions had taken over and made me full.

I'm still a martial artist at heart. I believe in controlling yourself... I think that's huge in life-to be a good man.

If you've been fortunate enough to live out your dream in the profession of your choice, then you have an obligation to send the elevator back down.

Even in the world of molecules the civilising influence of modest restraints is a cause for rejoicing.

It was not polite for a Temujai general to allow his emotions to show.

Persons of genius, it is true, are, and are always likely to be, a small minority; but in order to have them, it is necessary to preserve the soil in which they grow.

There is love enough in this world for everybody, if people will just look.

I'm just trying to think what other sequels there were. There was the James Bond movies and not many. I think sequels have become a recent idea of franchising.

When 'Family Guy' started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music.

When you're put in a position where you're having to decide, Is this a good decision? Is this the right decision for everybody involved? - it makes me feel a little unsteady, unsure.