The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Don’t complain; just work harder.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

I'm sorry. It's my fault. How do I make it right?

Sometimes regardless of what we want, reality takes over.

They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps.

I love doing stuff with Todd Barry and Jon Benjamin. We give the stage to good bands and funny people.

Drama - what literature does at night.

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer that there is one book better than a cheap book, - and that is a book honestly come by.

They always say 'youth is wasted on the young' - there's something to that.

I also think it's crucial to convey that the [Black] Movement largely succeeded because of the unwavering dedication of young people willing to risk their comfort, their safety, their lives.

The more restrictions you have, the easier anything is to write.

I'm not sure what the hell charisma is, but I get the feeling it's Willie Mays.