“The fights you have are never about the thing you’re fighting about. It’s always something else.” – Barack Obama, pg. 136
“Staying ready for it is what detaches you from life.” – Judd Apatow, pg. 139
“I really believe that there is a force in the universe that has a sense of humor.” – Conan O’Brien, pg. 146
“Either you choose to live in the panic; which 99 percent of the time will turn out to be a waste of fucking time and energy, or you fucking let go and say, ‘You know, it’s out of my hands.'” – Marc Maron, pg. 244
“I often say if you’re not at least a little depressed you’re just not fucking paying attention.” – Todd Hanson, pg. 259
“You can’t let in just the good stuff. If you want to really, really love the world you have to accept the things about the world that you hate.” – Patrick Stickies, pg. 260
“Life is super hard. Once we achieve peace with that knowledge, then happiness can be possible.” – Rob Delaney, pg. 267
“Those who work really hard and harness their talent, if they have it, can find a way.” – Marc Maron, pg. 279
“I think it is important to understand that failure is not part of the bad stuff. Failure is actually a building block of the good stuff, if you have the courage to keep going.” – Stephen Tobolowsky, pg. 299
“It isn’t that you’re looking for something. It’s that you recognize it when you see it.” – Lorne Michaels, pg. 334
“It’s a beautiful story and sometimes I forget that. Because it is cool to achieve something that you’ve always wanted, and to do it kind of on your terms.” – Jenny Slate, pg. 341
“Part of the meaning of life is knowing that you’re going to die, that’s part of where you derive meaning, knowing that life is a measured amount of time, so you have to use that time wisely.” – Terry Gross, pg. 348
“If you want to live a life, you’ve got to realize you are not going to be the writer of your own script. Life is something that happens. You don’t happen to it. It happens to you.” – Bruce Springsteen, pg. 374
“There’s something about knowing you need others in order to be remarkable, that’s a big deal.” – Lorne Michaels, pg. 384
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