Beliefs are so powerful because they dictate our efforts and actions.

You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.

Happiness is a mindset for your journey, not the result of your destination.

Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.

The contents of the glass don’t matter; what’s more important is to realize there’s a pitcher of water nearby. In other words, we have the capacity to refill the glass, or to change our outlook.

Your brain at positive is 31% more productive than your brain at negative, neutral or stressed.

Habits are like financial capital – forming one today is an investment that will automatically give out returns for years to come.

Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.

We become more successful when we are happier and more positive.

The greatest competitive advantage in our modern economy is a positive and engaged brain.

The way we define happiness is the joy you feel striving toward your potential

I'm not here to be small, to compare, to judge (myself or you), to fit in or to be perfect. I'm here to grow, to learn, to love, to be human.

Some things you jes' know Doll, and that's one I'd bet the farm on.

The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.

I'm going to have wrinkles really soon

Filmmaking is challenging for men and women. In both cases, it is incredibly difficult. And gender is neither a guarantee of greater sensitivity, capacity for empathy or aperture.

To [man] it is granted to have whatever he chooses, to be whatever he wills.

I am the Raskolnikov of jerking off – the sticky evidence is everywhere!

Putting on my legs is like putting on my shoes. I understand that's how some people might think differently, but I hope that in London, their perceptions open up.

The music pot is broad. It's just unfortunate that the record companies cry the blues as frequently as they do.

You don't play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship.