Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. — Edward Abbey

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

A free man sells results, not time.

Self-Confidence: or no longer second guessing everything you say or do around other people. This includes being able to defend your opinions in an argument, off-handed remarks people could make will not bother you as much, and a feeling like you can be part of something and provide equal value to it.

Enjoyment in the little things in life returns. People often experiance a renewed interest in certain hobbies, music, food, ETC... Also, people often find themselves slowing down to enjoy things in life such as sunsets or just taking a dog for a walk.

Self-Control: By overcoming this (stop porn), we are building discipline and actually strengthening the prefrontal cortex in our brains. This part of our brain is responsible for saying no when a huge urge hits, or reminding you of the consequences of certain actions.

Mental Clarity or reduced brain fog. Most people report a massive increase in memory and cognitive function. For example, being able to make a story flow, the ability to stay focused during a conversation or when you are working at your job/college, and making better choices based on consequences.

From glass half empty to glass half full (my favorite). After a successful reboot, don't be surprised if you find yourself being more optimistic about everything.

The results of masturbation and porn addiction are apathy, anxiety, depression, listlessness, lack of awareness, lack of self-confidence, lack of self-esteem. etc.

Pornography and explicit images release a massive amount of dopamine. Coupled with masturbation, this is the most extreme stimulus you'll ever encounter. This makes every thing else seem ultra-bland by comparison. Food doesn't make you excited, goals don't make you excited. This is no way to be.

When angry, count to 10 before you speak. If very angry, a hundred. — Thomas Jefferson

Whether this was explicitly taught or implicitly caught, I grew up with the impression that when it comes to the Christian life, justification was step one and sanctification was step two and that once we get to step two there's no reason to revisit step one.

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion a screwball can be a pitch or a person stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpires eye or on the ball.

Low lights signal to our senses that the workday may be over and it's time for sleep, making it hard for an audience to pay careful attention. When we stand behind a big wooden podium, it can feel as if there's a shield between us and the audience.

Brighton gives me the heebie-jeebies. When I'm near the seafront I can't sleep, I can't eat.

If newspapers were a baseball team, they would be the Mets - without the hope for those folks at the very pinnacle of the financial food chain - who average nearly $24 million a year in income - 'next year.'

I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.

Entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That's the classic great entrepreneur.

I once blurted out that I found it impossible to bond with my son Winston because I was too tired. I mean how bloody awful does that sound? What a tosser!

I'm a huge Woody Allen fan. Good movie, bad movie, it doesn't matter - I just like his movies.

Pursue great things. You are destiny for greatness.

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion she's a bitch.

Fiction is based on reality unless youre a fairy tale artist you have to get your knowledge of life from somewhere. You have to know the material youre writing about before you alter it.

The first person a customer speaks with has the greatest impact on that customer's impression of Safeway.

The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.

Even if you were aware of children and felt compassion, when you have your own, it multiplies. It breaks your heart to know that there are so many children in the world suffering so much.

Republicans have been very successful. There are three things Americans don't like: big unions, big government and big corporations. So Republicans go after big government and big unions, and only talk about small businesses.

My parents were involved in community theater in New Jersey. Instead of hiring a baby sitter, they would take me with them. So my love of acting seeped in from watching my parents and seeing them having fun.

Sometimes it's learning how the play wants to function rather than imposing something on it. For me, that's the thrill in directing.

I always think that struggle can bring out the best in people - or the worst.

I would like to find a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in filmmaking.

I love telling stories. Creating a character, a world, a whole universe out of nothing. That part I can't get enough of.

The Lone Ranger is going to be one of those iconic characters that never rides off into the sunset. We need heroes like him - an underdog who fights the good fight, doesn't kill, and has some serious mojo when the chips are down.

Liquor is one way out an' death's the other.

Even some of us who make movies underestimate their influence abroad. American movies sell American culture. Foreigners want to see American movies. But that's also why so many foreign governments and groups object to them.