The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.

When you procrastinate you become a slave to yesterday.

Stay away from people who gossip and spread rumors. They are choosing the path of emotional bullying and negativity.

Gardening has just sort of grown on me. I find it therapeutic. And I like smelly things.

Hope is such an important component to moving forward and getting past the difficult times.

A big ego isn't necessarily a bad thing. A big ego means that you have some confidence in your abilities, really, and that you're prepared to take the risk of trying them out.

Disintegration of structure equals information loss.

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.

Perfection in any endeavor is an aiming point. Let the desire for it push you, but don't let the absence of it stop you.

I deliberately decided to write a kind of guide to leather bars for straight people, for people not into leather, so that people could see what it was all about.

Everything that occurs teaches and prepares you for the next stage of life. Nothing is lost.