Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
You totally value and respect your body as you get older.
If you've been working since you were a teenager and working at a reasonably decent level, then you don't expect that you're going to be firmly in your 40s and start moving up in the world, if you like.
When you see the industry's fickleness so early on, you realise that you are only as good as your last release. It is all about your work. And that has set the way I look at my profession and what I do in my career.
If you get to the point in your career where you're running with a gun - I've yet to run with a gun. I've stood still with a gun, and I've walked with a gun, but I've never run with a gun. Running with a gun, to me, that's when you know you've really made it.
Can't nothing make your life work if you ain't the architect.
Do not be afraid to offer ideas that draw opposition. Remember, if no one is against your idea, then your idea probably doesn't do anything.
If you're able to pay your bills, you pay your bills. It's as simple as that.
The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time.
Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.
No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.
The government forces you to give your money to things you don't believe in, to have your money go to projects that might be inherently immoral.
It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers.
I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough.
The English say, Yours Truly, and mean it. The Italians say, I kiss your feet, and mean, I kick your head.
The more specific and measurable your goal, the more quickly you will be able to identify, locate, create, and implement the use of the necessary resources for its achievement.
Most people yearn to contribute, make the world a better place and have success.... all at the same time... Make sure to give your business a background, a mission and a story. That might be the most important step part of any venture. And remember, giving may be the best investment you ever make.
If you reflect often on how His Atonement has changed you, and if you give thanks often, you will find that your witness of Him gains power to touch the hearts of others. When those you invite out of your own testimony feel that witness, they will come to accept Him as their Lord and Savior.
If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it's moving you away from your goals.
You control your own wins and losses.
The soul is your innermost being. The presence that you are beyond form. The consciousness that you are beyond form, that is the soul. That is who you are in essence.
An actor has to be very, very careful, as one of the most wonderful props - and actors love props - is a cigarette. There's so much to do with it: you can bring it up to your face, play with the smoke. It's just the greatest - ever since I was 16 and in acting school in England, I've been playing around with cigarettes.
Sometimes bad luck hits you like in an ancient Greek tragedy, and it's not your own making. When you have a plane crash, it's not your fault.
How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.
A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.
My parents come from that immigrant culture that places a lot of emphasis on doing well scholastically. Being a comedian or an actor is such an American thing. The Iranian culture is not about dreaming. It's about taking over your father's business, falling into line.
I think you have to be careful. You have to know exactly what is going to resonate with voters. And you can't get ahead of that. You have to be very careful with your approach.
There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff.
In a city where you walk around, it's impossible to plan your day and your life as accidents will happen, you'll overhear things, bump into people, and take unexpected turns.
Eighteen holes of match play will teach you more about your foe than 18 years of dealing with him across a desk.
I leave Iraq gladdened by what has been accomplished and confident your future is full of hope.
As a leader, I believe it's important to have an open door with your staff. Those who want to learn and to grow in their careers will walk through that door and into your life. I encourage people to come and seek me out at 'Frontline' with good ideas, curiosity, and drive.
In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to do.
Your plays are always personal. You can't help seeing yourself in the serial killer you've just written. But they get less specifically personal.
Some of the best rock shows I ever saw were those appealing to all your senses.
When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.
