It is one thing to know about your dysfunctional habits but quite another to change them.

Making amends is not only saying the words but also being willing to listen to how your behavior caused another’s pain, and then the really hard part…changing behavior.

The more severe the dysfunction you experienced growing up, the more difficult boundaries are for you.

The greater the pain associated with love, the more likely a person is to be attracted to others who will inflict this pain…for isn’t this what love is? Hurt people tend to hurt other people.

If you are looking for love under rocks or bringing home water moccasins, you might be confusing love and pain.

Sitting on the hot seat of change requires much courage, patience, and persistence.

If we want to improve, first we have to recognize our own maladaptive coping skills, called codependency, then change.

Change will not successfully happen unless the emotional component is solved.

Putting labels on others creates a black hole of disregard where judgment thrives and schisms deepen.

Change is hard, difficult, painful, and often messy

Being real is being true to you.

I think I'll always be famous. I just hope I don't become infamous.

Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music? No matter what kind it is.

The more you know, the more you see

The day is coming when, in 45 seconds, you can download a movie.

The chimps' way of aggression is quick and brutal. I compare them to gang attacks.

My best sunsets are always going to be in my home town, San Diego. Watching the sunset from the Pacific knowing that you're sleeping in your own bed, there's something special about that.

I'm not thinking about coaching, I'm thinking about heading to Washington, watching the world champions and my brother coach

I didn't break into comics to write fairytales or crime comics.

Football is a violent sport. Somebody's going to get hurt. It's the game. Just hopefully, you're on the good side of it.

Wars are never fought for one reason," he said. "They are fought for dozens of reasons, in a muddle.