The contents of the glass don’t matter; what’s more important is to realize there’s a pitcher of water nearby. In other words, we have the capacity to refill the glass, or to change our outlook.

You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.

Happiness is a mindset for your journey, not the result of your destination.

Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.

Your brain at positive is 31% more productive than your brain at negative, neutral or stressed.

Habits are like financial capital – forming one today is an investment that will automatically give out returns for years to come.

Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.

We become more successful when we are happier and more positive.

The greatest competitive advantage in our modern economy is a positive and engaged brain.

The way we define happiness is the joy you feel striving toward your potential

Happiness is such an incredible advantage in our life. When the human brain is positive, our intelligence rises, we stop diverting resources to think about anxiety.

There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.

I try not to read newspapers when I have a movie coming out, but I guess I'm not immune to public opinion. I'm hurt by it.

I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.

Ex-Fidelity mutual fund manager Peter Lynch was certainly brilliant in one respect: he knew to get out when the gettin was good.

Armistice Day has become Veterans' Day. Armistice Day was sacred. Veterans' Day is not.

I can imagine moving out to the seaside at some point. I like Brighton, my sister lives there. I'm a seaside boy and whenever I go there, I find myself writing songs about it.

We understand through resemblance.

We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self.

I'm not a role model to my kids. They're a role model to me.