I'm a 6 AM guy. I get up at 6 AM every morning so I can knock out my email, phone calls and start the day.

In life some people trip and some fall but some take that trip and make a beautiful dance out of it.

EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS A FANTASY UNTIL YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE IT A REALITY.

Sure things are going to get sketchy, but when your having the time of your life whats sketchy?

No one gives you anything in life. You gotta work hard and go after it to get it.

In all aspects of life, it's always much funner when you surround yourself with people you enjoy being around.

Take this wealth and this fame, always stay humble, keep your family close, and do ridiculously crazy things.

Never undervalue the idea of partners. Understanding your strengths and then going out trying to find like-minded people who will be another pillar of your success.

Learning a [skateboard] trick is kind of like a puzzle; you have to keep trying, and trying, and trying, and adapting and changing, and adapting and changing, and finally it works.

I love everything I do and I can still remember the days of cashing my first royalty check for $2. I have such a great life, I'm proud of everything.

There are some key elements to business being a success, and that's a smart visionary and great management behind the people that are going to build it.

He could tell by the way animals walked that they were keeping time to some kind of music. Maybe it was the song in their own hearts that they walked to.

The completion is always more difficult that the beginning

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

My first book was the most successful debut novel in the UK ever and every one of my books has reached number one in the UK. Clearly the British know brilliance when they see it.

I got some very good advice once. That was: You're not talking to a reporter, you're talking to the public. We didn't hide things. They are a little more guarded now.

Were there certain things that I didn't feel were dignified enough to make it into the movie? Yeah.

I like somebody who makes me laugh. He's also got to be prepared - I'm sort of a loose cannon, in a good way. I also like people who disagree with me and make me work to prove my point.

Middle age: The time when you'll do anything to feel better, except give up what is hurting you.

Excellence is a process that should occupy all our days.

Better the arrow that missed the lion than the one that killed a rabbit.