Garry Shandling

"I've learned that vulnerability is the only real form of strength in this world."

"Change is the only constant, which is why I'm constantly confused."

"Wisdom is knowing that you don't know anything, and being okay with that."

"Art is what happens when you stop trying to please everyone."

"The purpose of life is to figure out what you're avoiding and do that instead."

"I think the biggest achievement in life is making one person laugh genuinely."

"Courage is just being afraid and doing it anyway while making jokes."

"Love is the most terrifying form of honesty available to us."

"I've learned that everybody is just doing their best with what they know."

"Peace of mind comes from accepting that nothing is ever really under control."

"Freedom is realizing that other people's opinions don't have to dictate your life."

"I think we're all just trying to matter to someone, and that's beautiful."

"The key to happiness is lowering your expectations and raising your sense of humor."

"I've discovered that the best part of success is failing spectacularly along the way."

"Friendship is when you can sit in silence and still feel completely understood."

"I think technology is making us smarter and dumber at the same time."

"The truth is usually hiding behind the joke, which is why I joke so much."

"I've learned that the meaning of life is just to keep showing up."

"Adventure is what you call your mistakes when they turn out okay."

"Imagination is the only thing they can't take away from you no matter how hard they try."

"I think we all just need to be a little bit kinder to ourselves."

"The best education is learning from your own stupidity."

"I've learned that power is actually powerlessness with better acceptance."

"Life is just a series of increasingly awkward moments that you try to laugh through."

"I think the only real failure is not trying, but also sometimes trying is the failure."

"Gratitude is appreciating that your life could be worse and probably will be."

"The secret to being interesting is not being afraid to be boring."

"I've learned that death is not the opposite of life, it's the point of life."

"Patience is something I'll appreciate more when I have time for it."

"Fear is just excitement that hasn't happened yet, or so I keep telling myself."