Garry Shandling

"Patience is the virtue of the weak, but I don't have time for virtue."

"I think kindness is the most important thing, but I'm usually too selfish to practice it."

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about, especially by yourself."

"I'm an optimist. I believe everything bad will eventually turn good. Or worse, which is more interesting."

"Creativity is just intelligence having fun."

"Fear is just excitement that needs a better PR agent."

"I think about death a lot. Probably more than is healthy."

"The power of money is that it gives you the freedom to not think about money."

"I want to be remembered as someone who tried to be funny."

"Strength is not about how much you can carry, it's about how much you can let go."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"I believe in science, especially when it tells me what I want to hear."

"Art is the lies we tell to tell the truth."

"Music is the language that talks directly to your soul, which is why I don't understand most of it."

"Faith is believing in something you have no reason to believe in."

"A good leader is someone who follows their own advice."

"Work is what you do for money. Play is what you do for free. I try to do both simultaneously."

"Every dream starts with a dreamer and a lot of bad decisions."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but mostly it's in the mirror."

"Adventure is just another word for getting lost on purpose."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge, but usually less profitable."

"Technology is great until it stops working."

"History repeats itself because nobody was paying attention the first time."

"Philosophy is asking questions that have no answers."

"Literature is life with the boring parts removed."

"Politics is just Hollywood for ugly people."

"War is what happens when diplomacy fails, which is always."

"Motivation is temporary, like a shower. That's why I recommend it daily."

"Inspiration is 99% perspiration and 1% actually giving a damn."

"Solitude is where I get my best ideas and my worst depression."