as self-knowledge develops, we begin to care more about what we think and less about what others ask of us. We

The bigoted, the narrow minded, the stubborn, and the perpetually optimistic have all stopped learning.

Self-knowledge liberates us from the frustration of ignorance, while simultaneously nurturing and supporting our capacity for intelligence. Objectivity

Look for your choices pick the best one then go with it.

Success is your duty, obligation and responsibility

As I do with most films, I try and find some music that you could use throughout, not just a sampling of lots of different artists.

There's no deodorant for desperation.

Negative expectations are a quick route to dead-end thinking.

Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail.

I took four years of violin, but got bored of it - over the years, I've been ADD with instruments. The only two that I've really stayed true to are guitar and piano.

In order to stand well in the eyes of the community, it is necessary to come up to a certain, somewhat indefinite, conventional standard of wealth.

I want to let my fans know I love them and I'm coming your way and I'm bringing truckloads of funny.