“Most of us aren’t that interested in getting rich- we just don’t want to get poor.”

Elephants and grandchildren never forget.

The great virtue of being alone is that your mind can go its own way.

I’ve learned, That I can always pray for someone when I don’t have the strength to help him in some other way.

Age is nothing but experience, and some of us are more experienced than others

I’ve learned, That it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

Looking and not finding is certainly one of the most frustrating ways to spend time.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.

The fastest thing computers do is go obsolete.

When those waiters ask me if I want some fresh ground pepper, I ask if they have any aged pepper.

I’ve learned, That love, not time, heals all wounds.

I’ve learned That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn’t have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout.

Civilization means conforming to a standard of behavior that may not seem natural to us.

I just wish this social institution [religion] wasnt based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isnt true.

I’ve learned, That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

I’ve learned That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

You have to be tenacious, you have to be focused, you have to have a real vision, and be extremely passionate about it.

As an actor, you people-watch, you observe. And the more famous you become, the sad thing is you lose the ability to do that. Instead of people-watching, you become the focus of attention.

When you’re a working actor and you’re happy to be one, you can’t focus all your energy on acting because you will go crazy. You have to focus as much energy as you can away from yourself.

I took a bit of a back seat, I had kids and I wanted to focus on them. There’s that period in the late ’90s, the early 2000s, where I didn’t do a great deal.

I’m so compulsive about stuff, I know if I had ever gotten pregnant, of course, that would have been my whole focus. But I didn’t choose to have children because I’m focused on my career. And I just don’t think, as compulsive as I am, that I could manage both.

I started off making beats when I was like 12. Then when I linked with people who make beats full time, I was like, ‘Bet, now I can focus on writing and singing.’

Edward was always focused, watching and also listening to what others couldn’t see.

When you have more than two people working together, it gets a bit unfocused as an idea.