We are not our best intentions. We are what we do.

Unsolicited advice is always self-serving.

People don't change when they don't acknowledge their actions.

Climb aboard life's elevator, hit the "up" button, and see where it takes you.

Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet.

This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.

Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.

Ask 10 people about their family relationships and at least five of them will report an estrangement.

When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience - not others'.

Bullies often act out by marshaling aggression to cover up for insecurity.

When the choice is between a demanding relationship and a vintage pickup truck, I'll choose the truck every time.

What you call 'contradiction' I call 'complement'.

Humility of the soul

A month in and it seemed to CY that he was an explorer summiting the foothill of an a bizarre and primitive island.

There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.

The visual architecture of 'Biutiful' is the most sophisticated of all the films I have directed.

Applying the axioms of physical science to human life has something reprehensible to it.

I am busy right now with my family, let alone all my other projects. It's an opportunity if it presents itself.

I dont accept the idea that there are two sides to any issue. I think that the middle ground is to be found within most of us.

Don't try to make me grow up before my time.

Tender inner weaknesses, revolting at mild touches of censure, are like diseased parts of the body, recoiling before even delicate handling.