I want to be funny, but it has to be a believable funny.

Life is too short to worry about what others say about you. Have fun and give them something to talk about.

If you give up at the first sign of struggle, you're really not ready to be successful.

My goals are so high that I don't have time to relax, in any way shape or form.

The only time you should look back in life, is to see how far you have come.

Relationships are like farting, If you push too hard things could get messy real fast.

The day Rick Ross dives into the crowd, is the day we find out who his true fans are.

The best feeling in the world is seeing the benefits and rewards of hard work.

I think if someone gets kicked in the face it is their fault- they watched the foot come towards their face.

People who eat with their mouth open should be punched in the face.

Laughter heals all wounds, and that's one thing that everybody shares. No matter what you're going through, it makes you forget about your problems. I think the world should keep laughing.

I'm very tired, but this is what every filmmaker dreams about: that their $15 million, under-the-radar film is now being seen by so many people.

The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost.

In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place.

You don't have to go to New York and you don't have to go to LA or London. Go somewhere cheap. Go somewhere with free art museums and then just go to art museums.

Are we proud and passionate, malicious and revengeful? Is this to be like-minded with Christ, who was meek and lowly?

Alan [Ferber] is a great trombonist and composer. I'm thankful that I got some associations like that through peers and former students. That's kind of what it is.

... I looked through the car's rear window for a final wave, and it felt like someone had invaded my chest and squeezed all the juice out of my heart until it was a tiny dry sponge.

A country of victims is also a country of heroes, risking their lives so others will live. This is the Philippines, the country we love.

After the crash happened, I was so humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, that they must hate me.