We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who betray others in great ones.

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.

In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is merely composed of actors.

It is easier to understand mankind in general than any individual man.

Mankind, in all his lusts, punishes himself. The gods have to do very little.

He did what good lawyers always do. He shifted his argument in the direction his audience was already going.

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth.   Not going all the way, and not starting.”   Siddhrtha Gautama

The less important you are on the table of organization, the more you'll be missed if you don't show up for work.

I've always tried to be funny, or stupid, or whatever. I love making people laugh and I think it comes quite naturally to me.

Every director works differently.

If I was told to sacrifice something to prove my devotion to God, if I was told to do what all monotheists are told to do and admire the man who said 'Yes I'll gut my kid to show my love of God.'

I aspire to be able to appreciate and review a director based on their accomplishments and based on who they are and what they bring to the material, regardless of their gender.

Jon Deitemyer is the drummer everyone wants right now.

Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.