The things you own end up owning you.

I think happiness is overrated. Satisfied, at peace-those would be more realistic goals.

You must lose everything in order to gain anything.

In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging.

I embrace the messiness of life. I find it so beautiful actually.

I would love to work in a Bollywood film as there is so much drama and colour in the films there.

Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em.

I'm probably 20 percent atheist and 80 percent agnostic. I don't think anyone really knows. You'll either find out or not when you get there, until then there's no point thinking about it.

Do you know how you tell real love? It's when someone else's interest trumps your own.

Personally I like ageing. With age comes wisdom and I have said it before and I say it again, I will take wisdom over youth any day.

Stop being perfect, because obsessing over being perfect stops you from growing.

The Present day optimists invent a lieand the pessimists hide the truth

Because of the power that we have given money: The government would rather have taxpayers who do not vote, than voters who do not pay tax.

Buy less, choose well & do it yourself!

I like the dance between sustained focus and digression that the long poem invites. A controlling metaphor helps to sustain the long poem.

The world has plenty of room, riches, money and beauty ... Let us begin by dividing it more fairly.

When people ask me about being portrayed onscreen by Leonardo DiCaprio, I always say, 'I love it - no matter how old I get, people are going to think that's what I look like.

I just think the way (for instance) evangelicals talk about God or Jesus, as in "Jesus says" or "the Bible says" points up a lack of honesty.

Sooner or later the Narrative will come for each of us.

What's worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not giving up - and when I don't believe in myself, turning to others who believe in me.

The person that loves the least, controls the relationship