Surround yourself with positive people and positive influences.

I think you can measure how pathetic your life is by how much joy you get from learning about other people's faults and troubles.

The more I simplify my life, the happier I feel.

If you want to lead a family/team/organization, learn to lead/manage yourself first.

Effective communication is the best way to solve problems.

Success is a collection of small victories & disappointing setbacks. Understand the process, stay positive, & focus on the fundamentals.

Everything breaks; the only things that last are things you're willing to fix.

A great start to the perfect day - a world-class workout at the gym... It's hard to feel miserable after a great workout.

Today make GOOD DECISIONS. Decide to selflessly serve others, to control your thoughts, to eat water-rich foods and to get lots of exercise.

Originality is so hip and cool, but to be original you must dare to be corny.

Talent is the discipline, commitment, and willpower to practice/train/study often, long, and hard. Discover your passion and pay the price.

Express [yourself] without worrying what everyone else will think. Those people are your limits. Ignore them.

Show me a bad script and I will show you a big payday.

I led the fight for the Clinton health care plan in 1994. We failed. I learned from that experience. What I learned is you can't pass a complicated government-run plan.

There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him, and contentment in Him.

Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild.

Keep it simple, keep it sexy, keep it sad.

A lot of people have their own perceptions about me, like I'm very stuck up, so full of myself, you know. But it's not true.

When I think of Tokyo Story, yeah, it is like a novella. That doesn't mean it's not great. Some of my favorite Tolstoy works are his novellas.

All things are manifestations of one thing only.

A rustic setting always suggests fantasy; to suggest science fiction, you need sheet metal and plastic. You need rivets.