You get one life. I’m going to embrace mine.

If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.

I don’t want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?

The thing about Jiu Jitsu is it is also not for everybody. It can be very humiliating and humbling. If you have a hard time dealing with the fact that someone smaller than you may be able to tap you out, it is going to be difficult.

Now that I understand that I’m an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it.

A person who is truly authentic doesn’t need to play a role in life, we think, but can simply be him – or herself.

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

Big results require big ambitions.

This has been my life for many years; one role feeds the other.

There is nothing permanent except change.

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.

Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.

God created man, but I could do better.

I just want to be just as everyone else. I want to educate myself and be just like a normal teenager.

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.

Knowledge cultivates your seeds and does not sow in your seeds.

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.

I knew I wasn’t going to be a rocket scientist – let’s not be fools – but I wasn’t going to be a bum.

Why should anybody be interested in some old man who was a failure?

Loving others always costs us something and requires effort. And you have to decide to do it on purpose. You can’t wait for a feeling to motivate you.

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

That nice, soft pillow and the warm blanket, and it’s all comfortable, and no one wants to leave that comfort – but if you can wake up early in the morning, get a head start on everyone else that’s still sleeping, get productive time doing things that you need to do – that’s a huge piece to moving your life forward.

We must be our own before we can be another’s.

It is always your next move.

Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things. So I’m very, very grateful; it’s a fun job. It’s a luxury.

I only want my work to make people happy.

You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.

I have no time to think about other writers. I am too busy with my own problems.

When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.

Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

With any recovery from morbidity there must go a certain healthy humiliation.

You’ve got to invest in the world, you’ve got to read, you’ve got to go to art galleries, you’ve got to find out the names of plants. You’ve got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We’re amazing people.

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.

Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling of worthiness. If it doesn’t feel vulnerable, the sharing is probably not constructive.

My success isn’t a result of arrogance – it’s a result of belief.

My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.

I had a rough childhood coming up, and I just took all that negative energy and made it very positive for myself to drive me. I’m a very driven person. I have passion that almost scares people, just to be successful and make it no matter what.

I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

I’m not going to change the world. You’re not going to change the world. But we can help – we can all help.

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.

We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that’s going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.

Every movie I make teaches me something. That’s why I keep making them.

I find a lot of inspiration through visuals. When I was 12, I saw Aurora’s ‚Runaway‘ music video. Something inside me clicked, like, ‚That is what I want to do, no matter whether it goes anywhere or not.‘

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We’ve created life in our own image.