There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don’t know, and those who don’t know they don’t know

Achievements have greater appeal as failures, therefore they are systematically overrated. The media usually reportes only about stars, the unsuccessful are not mentioned. Therfore we end up a distorted perception of the real chances. It is useful to study the unsuccessful. #SurvivorshipBias

Behind each successful author hide 100 unsuccessful, behind each unsuccessful there are 100 that did not find a publisher, behind each of them there 100 who have not yet completed their manuscript .... But in the news only the stars get the whole attention.

Should you ever be sent to war, and you don’t agree with its goals, desert.

do you have at least one enemy? Good. Invite him or her over for coffee and ask for an honest opinion about your strengths and weaknesses. You will be forever grateful you did.

If 50 million people say something foolish, it is still foolish.

If you spend fifteen minutes in a shopping mall, you will pass more people than our ancestors saw during their entire lifetimes.

The more people do something, the more likely we are willing to follow. But this doesn´t make it automatically right, funny, good... Applause at the concert, laughing at shows, walk over a red traffic light

I don't really go out partying, but I'm definitely a social butterfly.

When I first got my driver's license, I was hit by a drunk driver. He was coming off of a freeway, and I was hurt pretty badly from somebody driving really fast.

One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are two peas in the same pod, and the American people have tasted that, and said, 'Look, that's not a good taste.'

In matching your wits against yourself you take on the shrewdest and wiliest antagonist you can have, and consequently a victorious outcome in this duel of wits brings a great feeling of triumph.

I have my favourite black knife with me all the time. It's a switchblade. It relaxes me to flick it.

There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.

He who thanks but with the lips thanks but in part the full the true thanksgiving comes from the heart.

Cold soup is a very tricky thing and it is a rare hostess who can carry it off. More often than not the dinner guest is left with the impression that had he only come a little earlier he could have gotten it while it was still hot.

Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day, are like the smith's bellows: they take breath but are not alive.

Sports have always been a really important part of how I energize myself, as well as how I relax. I spend a lot of my spare time with my family playing tennis, biking and rollerblading.

The devil tempts men through their ambition their cupidity or their appetite until he comes to the profane swearer whom he clutches without any reward.

I think that there is a sort of spiritual power that is translating into our bodies as we perform. Performers give, and giving is so important. It can heal. That is my experience, anyway.

It has been hard for me to find it, but I have found love.

The problems of puzzles are very near the problems of life.

Your life will be no better than the plans you make and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own life, fortune, destiny.

We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.

Sometimes when it looks like I'm deep in thought I'm just trying not to have a conversation with people.

You gotta act. And you’ve gotta be willing to fail, you gotta be ready to crash and burn, with people on the phone, with starting a company, with whatever. If you’re afraid of failing, you won’t get very far.

My passion is becoming involved in good work, whether that means as an actor or writer or director or producer or all - that is not as important to me.

I work out, and I try to stay active and fit so I can enjoy certain foods that I like to eat. I try to keep everything in moderation. I used to be insane about it.

You can't have peace any longer than your neighbor pleases.

You can take a school like the University of Colorado, with a selective admission standard. It has a better caliber student going in, so you ought to have a better caliber coming out.

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.