We see things not as they are, but as we are. Our perception is shaped by our precious experiences.

Success is knowing that one other human being has breathed a little easier because you lived.

If you're the smartest one of your friends, you need new friends.

A setback is nothing but a setup for a comeback.

Success by its very nature demands a period of overcoming, a process by which we become strong in broken places.

A labor of love is exalted because it provides joy and self-expression to those who perform it.

Make your breaking point your turning point.

Don't give until it hurts, give until it feels good.

... what you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.

I think are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been. -William Golding

Men! Dead or alive, they could be exactly the same.

Rules meant order. Without them they’d be killing each other. It began with butting in, with parking in disabled spaces, with smoking in elevators. And it ended in murder.

A photograph is a biography of a moment.

My favorite parts of work as an actor and a director are those unplanned mistakes that do happen, because it's like catching lightning in a bottle. It's the best part of what we do.

The corporations who invest in lobbyists, it pays in terms of tax loopholes, tax subsidies, all the rest. It pays. Clearly, the money has a big effect.

Whatever you focus on is what you get.

Black is like the silence of the body after death, the close of life.

The way you see your future determines your thinking today. You're thinking today determines your performance today. Your performance in the today of your life determines your future.