This, indeed, is one of the eternal paradoxes of both life and literature-that without passion little gets done; yet, without control of that passion, its effects are largely ill or null.

The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room.

See, ya are what ya are in this world. That's either one of two things: Either you're somebody, or you ain't nobody.

The most important thing in business is honesty, integrity, hard work familynever forgetting where we came from.

I am a businessman. I am anything I need to be at any time.

The greatest thing about where my life is right now is it's very relaxed and chill. I'm just hanging out, being myself and doing my work.

May the Force be with you.

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.

In my experience, there's no such thing as luck.

Always remember, your focus determines your reality.

When I left school I was full of angst, like any teenager, and I channeled it all into comedy.

When rate of problems is greater than rate of solutions, only radical changes can make the difference.

Looking repeatedly into the past you do not necessarily become fascinated with your own life but rather with the phenomenon of memory.

No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.

I've had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller.

I'd really like to have my own style of game and be known as Jason Spezza, not a Mario Lemieux or Wayne Gretzky 'clone.'

As Christians living in changing times, we must keep three things open: our heads, our hearts, and our Bibles.

We are living in a time of trouble and bewilderment, in a time when none of us can foresee or foretell the future.

The word is control. That's my ultimate - to have control.

If God gives you a dream, and the dream comes to life and God shows up in it, and then the dream dies, it may be that God wants to see what is more important to you - the dream or him.

You do not fail in life, you only produce results, and you have the right to learn and grow from any results that you produce.