“But what if we took it one step further and made an effort to actually transform our pain into something beautiful? What if we went full out and made an effort to transform other people’s pain into something beautiful?”

The journey has to feel the way you want the destination to feel.

The secret to success: Do what you say you’re going to do.

The surest sign that you’re working with the life-affirming kind of discipline, rather than the spirit-depressing kind, is that you don’t complain very much about doing what it takes.

You will fail. At some point. More than once. Guaranteed. Proceed anyway.

Start leaving what you want to leave. Your future is waiting.

Someone you haven’t met yet is already dreaming of adoring you.

Passion will always move you in the direction of your authentic self.

Your curiosity is your growth point. Always.

Nobody can tell your story the way you can tell your story.

Almost any decision is better than no decision — just keep moving.

It’s not about the goal, it’s about how you want to feel when you get there.

Small, deliberate actions inspired by your true desires create a life you love.

You don’t need to be burned out to go on hiatus.

Life balance is a myth. It’s an illusion and the very pursuit of it is driving us crazy. For me it’s about proportion – it’s really a work hard/play hard equation.

If you trusted that your art was going to support your life, how would you live?

Words can make you sick. Or healed. – Words create worlds because the universe is always listening… and so are your cells, your psyche, and your children, your team, and the apples.

You’re a beautiful enigma and warmed in charming wit.

A smile made of promises and a heart made of broken chains. She was a beautiful contradiction.

I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty. That the reasons flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the aesthetic appeal of flying.

Lets conduct a study. Let’s pull up a jury. Are you a beautiful person? or inclined to wanton fury.

I think that marriage is beautiful. And if it’s a partnership with someone you love, then it really is beautiful. Yeah, I think that marriage does work.

We all get old, but I always say the skinny, pretty girls will be screwed.

I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.