Either you have a sense of humor about [being a former child star], or you're in rehab. There's not a lot of gray area.

I guess I'm up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I've been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house.

Sorry, Vern. I guess a more experienced shopper could have gotten more for your seven cents.

Be honest. Be kind. Be honorable. Work hard. And always be awesome.

I've done a lot of geeky things in my life, but I think the geekiest of all was my first effort to build props and cosplay, when I was about twelve years-old.

Things every person should have: •A nemesis. •An evil twin. •A secret headquarters. •An escape hatch. •A partner in crime. •A secret identity.

No matter what I do with my life, or how successful I am, I will always be a socially awkward penguin inside.

Being a nerd is not about what you love, it's about how you love it.

The goal isn’t to make something everyone will love; the goal is to get excited, and make a thing where something wasn’t before.

It’s not about what you said. It’s not about what you did. It’s not about what you love. It’s about them feeling bad about themselves.

Don't let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

Our thoughts is what our life make it

So, at the last, a story.

I can't explain it. It's what turns you to powder, being ground between what you can't do and what you must do. You just turn to dust.

When you're playing upside down, it takes twice the strength.

What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests.

Your past wouldn’t frighten me,” I said, buckling my seat belt across my lap. “I’m guessing I’d be more appalled than anything.

Like the railroads that brought us together in the 19th century, these trails will bring us together in the 20th and 21st centuries. (at launch of the National Millennium Trails Program, 1999)

I think we should only get 3 honks a month on the car horn. Then, someone cuts you off, you press the horn, and nothing happens. You're like, "Crap! I wish I hadn't seen Ricky on the sidewalk!"

Music is one of the ways we can achieve a kind of shorthand to understand each other.