The tragedy is not so much the experience that you're having. The tragedy is that we don't take the time to understand the meaning and purpose behind what we're going through.

It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright.

Life provides losses and heartbreak for all of us-but the greatest tragedy is to have the experience and miss the meaning.

You have to CHANGE the way you THINK in order to CHANGE the way you FEEL

Optimism is a muscle that gets stronger with use.

Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.

I want people to know there are infinite possibilities in life to be grateful for. I love that people feel comfortable coming up to me and telling me stories about things they have gone through.

When fear knocks, to let faith answer the door.

Venture outside your comfort zone. To stop growing is to stop living.

It takes courage to believe the best is yet to come!

You have to be willing to put yourself in position for good things to happen

Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand – but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never ­being satisfied.

Why is it beautiful that humanity keeps coming back? So does herpes.

Read obsessively. It will make you a better human and a better writer.

it's been my experience that while impossible things happen frequently, improbable ones never do.

Say Goodnight Gracie.

Dating is primarily a numbers game.... People usually go through a lot of people to find good relationships. That's just the way it is.

If you get up on stage and brag, I don't think that's very brave. It's braver to get up and take your clothes off. And I do that every night.

Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family.

One of the tests of the civilization of people is the treatment of its criminals.

To be honest, you have to do a big Hollywood film to get enough money to do a good independent film!