"Der größte Schaden, den Abweisung verursacht ist meist selbstverschuldet. Gerade wenn unser Selbstbewusstsein seinen Tiefpunkt erreicht, kommen wir und schädigen es noch mehr."

Studien zufolge tut soziale Abweisung genauso weh wie physischer Schmerz. Das hat evolutionäre Gründe, da dies damals ein Warnsignal dafür war, dass sich der Stamm bald von einem abgrenzen könnte.

Es ist effektiver, zu überlegen, was man beim nächsten Mal besser machen kann, als sich ständig seine vergangenen Fehler vorzuwerfen.

Bei einer Trennung, einer Kündigung oder Ähnlichem sollte man die Fehler nicht ausschließlich bei sich selbst suchen. Meistens liegt es daran, dass die Chemie einfach nicht stimmt.

Um in einer Tiefphase sein Selbstwertgefühl wieder zu steigern, notiert man sich circa fünf seiner Stärken, sucht sich eine aus und schreibt einen kurzen Text über sich und die jeweilige Stärke.

Fühlt man sich ausgegrenzt, sollte man einfach etwas mit anderen Leuten unternehmen, die die Anwesenheit von einem zu schätzen wissen. So erinnert man sich daran, dass man nicht weniger wert ist, nur weil man nicht eingeladen worden ist.

A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn.

If you really want to diminish a candidate, depict him as the foil of his handler. This is as old in American politics as politics itself.

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.

The Northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. You can't tell where some things stop and new things start. This is typical of Sibelius.

There's no point breaking a lot of crockery unnecessarily.

Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not here to live a normal life. I'm sent here on a mission.

If you want a dancer's body, dance. Dance aerobics is my favourite cardio. It's very frustrating if people think you have to become a dancer to do it - you don't.

There is no such thing as a perfect player; it doesn't exist.

I've had people ask me to come and work for them. I went to Vienna and did three scenes in a movie for a guy that I met at a retrospective of Cassavetes films. It's a great way to travel, to meet people, to see different countries and cultures.

I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that it's easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin' man and the loner.

I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass.

I didn't feel attractive in high school.

Sunday afternoon is for papers and writing.

A real conversation always contains an invitation. You are inviting another person to reveal herself or himself to you to tell you who they are or what they want.

I reject the idea that the guy who comes out of Yale and goes to work in the projects in Newark is good, and the guy who goes to work for a white-shoe law firm is bad. We're all mountain rangers. We all have peaks and valleys.

Consistency is the horror of the world.

Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the week!

Small issues are really just large ones that haven't been accorded the requisite attention.

Liberals love to strike generous humanitarian poses with other peoples lives.

You're going to play good. You're going to play bad. But as long as I stay healthy, I should be happy. Every player should feel the same way.

Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters.

I'm in this for the long haul, I want to be doing this until I die. I am a standup comedian. I know a lot of people say I'm not, but I am.

Bill Cosby, you know, he's a delightful guy.

The trick to great romance is in overcoming adversity. In realizing that love is worth some uphill climbs.