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

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.

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

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 do feel we can create more jobs and opportunities for Jersey City residents, but in the spirit of free enterprise, I do not think it is right to force companies to hire a fixed percentage of local residents.

The central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns.

I really just dabble in music; I really just did a few albums for my fans.

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

Oneness means that as awareness, your relationship with knowing is clean. Then for you to know is for you to be.

Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to do with acquisition.

I'm really interested in the new nonfiction. I think the hyper-digital culture has changed our brains in ways we cannot begin to fathom.

Lack of time and money create really bad green practices.

I still get a great buzz from rugby.

I could live very quietly, do advertising to earn money.

I tried to be a house painter, but I couldn't stand all that paint all over me.

Well, the idea is that failure is an inevitable partner on the road to success and, if you're not willing to confront failure, you can never find out how good you are.

I am not one to turn down macaroni and cheese, even late at night. I love Italian food. I love pasta... A refrigerator full of water and Gatorade? Honey, that's just not gonna happen.

Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.

Of all studios that should be doing 2-D animation, it should be Disney.

I've always been unhappy with my teeth. I've lost most of them from my bottom jaw, and those in the upper jaw have been screwed in or capped. As a result, I've got great hollows under my cheeks, and my bone structure seems accentuated.

It's not a joke: I really do like being at home.

Let's stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent.

The ocean gets its saltiness from the tears of misunderstood sharks.

Ask for forgiveness from the person if they are available and ask forgiveness from God who is always available. Then forgive yourself

My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.

Ethan Hawke is not a horror movie fan, but he's a really good friend of mine, and I finally cajoled him into doing 'Sinister.' Later, he said one of the reasons he was really resistant to doing a horror movie is he thought it'd be really scary on set.

I think some people see me as being some kind of lovable, bumbling buffoon, and I'm actually quite mouthy and sharp, and that doesn't compute.