Conan O'Brien

"If you work hard and are kind, amazing things will happen."

"Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen."

"The key to a great show is honesty."

"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like his passengers."

"All I really want in life is to make people laugh."

"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get."

"The longer we live, the more we feel that life is a wonderful thing."

"Our brains are wired to be optimistic."

"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

"If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly."

"I feel like a guest in someone else's life."

"Humor is the best way to make people comfortable with the uncomfortable."

"Be kind to others and yourself."

"The most important thing is to have a good sense of humor."

"Life is a lot like jazz. It's better when you improvise."

"Never be afraid to stand out."

"The best ideas come from outside your discipline."

"You can't help but grow old but you don't have to grow up."

"Cynicism is a byproduct of stupidity."

"If you make jokes about a terrible event, the event is no longer able to hurt you."

"I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be."

"The most important thing in life is to believe in yourself."

"There's no greater gift than making somebody laugh."

"The key to success is to enjoy the journey."

"I think it's important to live in the moment."

"The best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time."

"If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing."

"I think the best thing about being on television is that you can help people."

"The world is more magical, more wondrous, more interesting than we give it credit for."

"Procrastination is not laziness. It is fear."