If this planet is to be transformed for the better, then we as individuals must first transform ourselves.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else's life.

Wisdom is the best gift you can ever build. It gets you to unimagined heights and knowledge follows it.

I know that I do not know, and uncertainty, certainly, is the cruelest of words.

Earn Nicely, spend wisely and you will live happily.

Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.

By learning to be more warm-hearted we can create a more compassionate world.

Hope lies in what action we take.

It is in the nature of the mind that the more we cultivate and familiarize ourselves with positive emotions, the more powerful they become.

The future can be different if we choose to make it so.

It grossed something like 12 million dollars and started a cycle of so-called boy-meets-ghoul horror films.

Often times if you're bored, the other person is probably bored too.

I care passionately about equal rights [and] animal rights.

I think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama.

There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road, so you don't worry for that character.

The rising productivity of labor is a myth, a statistical illusion created by measuring combined output in terms of labor input.

One thing I love about making an ensemble film is that you can have ten people come away from it with ten different messages.

Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.

I think the boarding schools are like miniature versions of "Lord of the Flies."

I've dated athletes before but it's too tough because we have the same job, we deal with the same problems and both do a very selfish sport.