“Some of the most impactful lessons I’ve ever received, I’ve had to learn in spite of myself.” – pg. ix
“Comedy is an extension of intelligence. It’s hard to be really funny if you’re not really smart.” – pg. 20
“It’s impossible to be unhappy when you’re grateful.” – pg. 42
“Being good at something allows you to be calm in a storm.” – pg. 69
“Advice at its best is one person’s limited perspective of the infinite possibilities before you.” – pg. 99
“Living is the journey from not knowing to knowing. […] Life is learning.” – pg. 114
“I would drop the mic, but I need it for the next chapter.” – pg. 134
“Choosing the city you live in is as important as choosing your life partner.” – pg. 149
“It’s respectable to lose to the universe. It’s a tragedy to lose to yourself.” – pg. 159
“The universe is not logical, it’s magical.” – pg. 177
“Things are always impossible, right up until they’re not!” – Quincy Jones, pg. 182
“Don’t block your blessings.” – Gigi, pg. 183
“Whats true about movies is also true about life: You tell me what you want, and I’ll tell you who you are.” – pg. 212
“There are only two human problems: (1) knowing what you want, but not knowing how to get it; and (2) not knowing what you want.” – Stephen Covey, pg. 213
“We knew what we were looking for. Now, we just had to go find it and convince whoever had it to give it to us.” – pg. 215
“If quitting is an option, you’ll never finish anything hard. The only way an imperfect mind can be forced to achieve is by removing all of its other options.” – pg. 237
“The human mind is a storytelling machine. […] From the beginning of time, humans have used character and story to make sense of the mystery of life. We need our lives to mean something.” – pg. 269
“To place the responsibility for your happiness on anybody other than yourself is a recipe for misery.” – pg. 357
“One of the central and most critical tenets of filmmaking is ‘know your ending.’ When you understand the emotional, philosophical, and moral conclusion of your movie, you can better craft everything that leads up to it.” – pg. 401
“If I die, I’m not even gonna know. So the real question is, how do I want to live?” – pg. 412
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