"If I could wake up in a different place, at a different time, could I wake up as a different person?"

"I try to forget about the expectation that's out there and the audience listening for the next thing so that I'm not trying to please them. I've spent a huge amount of time not communicating with those folks and denying that they exist."

"I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is sorta in the eye of the beholder."

"Minimalism seems closest to the sophisticated storytelling of movies. Movies have really educated contemporary audiences to be the most intelligent, sophisticated audiences in history. We don't any longer need to have the relationship between one scene and the next explained. We will figure it out ourselves."

"Wisdom principle 51 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 19."

"Wisdom principle 86 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 63."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."