I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.

The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep.

God help those who do not help themselves.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.

I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation.

Happiness is a small house, with a big kitchen.

A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal.

Dont worry about people telling you to stop doing too much and that you will burn out. Burning out is mental, and if you are tough you can do anything.

Fear is the touch of death, death reminding us of its existence.

Everything I write, I read out loud. It has to sound a certain way. It has to look a certain way on the page.

I always telling people to "not try this at home," because most of what we do on MythBusters is really dangerous. Consequently, we can't encourage people to try that stuff.

A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.

The prison systems in this country actually are exploitative and they are not in any way rehabilitative.