There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether to let it affect you or not.
You go through stages in your career that you feel very good about yourself. Then you feel awful, like, 'Why didn't I choose something else?' But overall I'm pretty satisfied that I made the right choice when I decided to be an actor.
Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom one's self to be bored.
If you are strong and fighting the weak, then if you kill your opponent, then you are a scoundrel... if you let him kill you, then you are an idiot. So here is a dilemma which others have suffered before us, and for which as far as I can see, there is simply no escape.
You have to have your wits about you and think quickly on your feet.
When me and my author friends who write about other difficult subject matter... when you hear from teens daily saying, 'Your book helped me or made me understand a friend better, what somebody else is going through,' you see the positive things.
How does a queen bee behave? However she wants to. But please don't wait for someone to hold the door open for you when your own arms work perfectly fine - do it yourself.
Hold back the tide. Keep your kids innocent as long as possible.
So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me 'Can you give me a lift?' I said 'Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.'
God authors desires in your heart, then fulfills His Will by enabling you to realize those desires.
Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of another.
When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about.
Certain things should be yours to have when you work your way to the top.
The way to write really good songs is to write about the things that happen in your life and where you are in the moment, and writing about stuff that happens in your 30s is not the sexiest song subject.
Alas! You complain that your soul is out of tune. Then ask the Master to tune the heart-strings.
Everyone can have their heart broken. Even if you know the relationship isn't working, it's still sad. Even in a bad relationship, they're part of your life for a long time, and saying goodbye to that can be difficult.
Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need?
It's hard for a comic to be joking when your lines can't be funny.
In baseball you have individual responsibility, and if you fail it, you get an error. But at the same time, your focus is on the common goal of the team to win. This is part of what resonates with people about baseball. This is how they would like society to work.
I was headed in the wrong direction. I didn't think I'd make it to 21. My Uncle Chuck saved my life. He was a graphic designer, and he gave me my first sketchbook. In the front, he wrote, 'Wear it like your underwear.'
I think it's really, really good for me to be on stage once a year. It keeps your chops good. There's nothing else like it.
As the facts change, change your thesis. Don't be a stubborn mule, or you'll get killed.
If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.
I think the best advice I give is to try not to write. Try not to overwrite, try not to make it sound too good. Just use your own voice. Use your own style of putting it down.
You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.
You got to pick one - pay your medical bills or pay the mortgage. Most people can't do both, and I'm no different.
But today the quickest way to save your bottom line is to cut off research.
Really, I think that going out and playing with your friends is kind of becoming a lost art, with the kids in the neighborhood.
A lot of directors are overbearing and tend to make you doubt your instincts.
No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head.
You can stay in therapy your whole life, but you've got to live life and not talk about life.
You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
When you understand your customer base, you have to provide them with what they want.
I urge you to hold fast to your standards. I plead with you not to waver.
I wonder what the most intelligent thing ever said was that started with the word 'dude.' 'Dude, these are isotopes.' 'Dude, we removed your kidney. You're gonna be fine.' 'Dude, I am so stoked to win this Nobel Prize. I just wanna thank Kevin, and Turtle, and all my homies.'
