Mission matching: an ask that creates synergistic congruence (aka win-win) between missions.

Gavin's Law: Live to start. Start to live.

It’s not the circumstances that we should feel threatened by, it’s the fear of the circumstances that poses the real threat.

Live to start your stupid ideas, and start to live a life without regret--a life filled with meaning, freedom, happiness, fun, authenticity, and influence.

The willingness to be a champion for stupid ideas is the key to greater creativity, innovation, fulfillment, inspiration, motivation and success.

You can’t let fear and indecision sink your creativity—they do not easily release their hold.

Overcome the prideful need to measure your worth by how much more successful you are than others, by operating from a core belief grounded in abundance.

START: Serve, Thank, Ask, Receive, Trust

Trust. And be trusted.

There is power born of humility . . . Humility, in business and in life, is a powerful asset and does not denote lowliness, unimportance, or self-deprecation.

If someone thinks your ideas, the dreams bubbling up inside of you, are stupid, welcome to the Club.

Do what you love, love what you do, and with all your heart give yourself to it.

Prepare, You lovers, to know Love a thing of moods: Not like hard life, of laws.

Marxism is like a classical building that followed the Renaissance; beautiful in its way, but incapable of growth.

Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.

The march to freedom is irreversible.

You either believe in the Constitution, or you don't.

Ignorance is not a suitable defense

We figure great careers aren't made. They're experienced.

I do believe that what I have called populist democracy is to be preferred to what I have called elitist democracy.

I read a lot of plays as a kid, but I didn't see that many plays, so I feel better-versed in film history and film structure. I just think it's easier to think in pictures.