Social media has colonized what was once a sacred space occupied by emptiness: the space reserved for thought and creativity.

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.

Hold tight to the mentality of being a student, meaning hold on to curiosity and approach life as a student.

I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.

I'm not much of cook, but I cook a mean bowl of oatmeal.

I think what I've learned from working on "Moonlight" is we see what happens when you persecute people. They fold into themselves.

At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience.

At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience. That really comes from my relationship with Islam because it just makes me really conscious of my action.

I think my mom gave me the borders, the - gave me a very clear understanding of what the perimeter was. And I had to find my fun within those boundaries.

Again, having - fortunately having never been in trouble. And eventually I found out that I was on a watch list.

...After hardship, God will bring ease.

Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.

Newton was asked as a mathematician, not as a moralist. He replied 'Gentlemen, in applied mathematics, you must describe your unit.

It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.

As soon as I realized you could be funny as a job, that was the job I wanted.

Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.

I want to be the guy out there on the edge.

I’ve learned that fear is simply an illusion based on past experiences that we project into the present and onto the future.

The French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the 1940s who is still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it.

He that lendeth to another in time of prosperity, shall never want help himself in the time of adversity.