Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

William Cobbett

Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong.

William Shakespeare

I am blessed to be a proud father of a daughter.

Adnan Sami

Growing up in Huntington Beach, you were either a traditional sports athlete, a skateboarder, or a surfer. I got my first skateboard when I was five and skated off and on over the years, did a little BMX racing as a kid, and then in my freshman or sophomore year I started getting a little bit more into skateboarding.

Jason Lee

Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.

Anton Chekhov

It's high time for the art world to admit that the avant-garde is dead. It was killed by my hero, Andy Warhol, who incorporated into his art all the gaudy commercial imagery of capitalism (like Campbell's soup cans) that most artists had stubbornly scorned.

Camille Paglia

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

Paul Hawken

While I'm not a celebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition.

Trishelle Cannatella

The main environmental challenge of the 21st century is poverty. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, it's hard to consider the environment 100 years down the line.

Bjorn Lomborg

A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.

Stephen King

The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.

Arie de Geus