Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.

Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch.

When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.

Earnestness is highly underestimated. It comes from the core, while hip is trying to impress you on the surface.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.