Garry Shandling

"The greatest gift you can give someone is your attention."

"I'd rather be a fool than a bore."

"Life is like a sandwich. It's better with more layers."

"I don't have a lot of experience with love, but I'm trying to learn as much as I can about failure."

"The key to a good life is to not think too much about what makes a good life."

"I'm becoming more and more myself as I get older, which is either a good thing or a sign that nobody cares anymore."

"Happiness is just another word for not paying attention."

"Success is just a matter of luck. Ask any failure."

"I think people would be happier if they admitted to being miserable more often."

"The most important thing in life is to appear successful, even if you're not."

"I spent a lot of time worrying about whether I was normal, then I realized normal is just a setting on the washing machine."

"If I had more time, I'd write shorter jokes."

"The trick to life is to get older without becoming an adult."

"I think the problem with relationships is that they require two people."

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can rent it for a while."

"The best time to do something about a problem is when it becomes too late to do anything about it."

"I believe in putting myself in other people's shoes, mainly to see if they're comfortable."

"Death is nature's way of saying hello."

"I think we should all be more honest about how little we know."

"The secret to getting ahead is getting started, but I'm still working on the started part."

"If you think you're having a bad day, just remember that somewhere someone is having a worse one, unless you're that person."

"I've learned that you can't force people to like you, no matter how much effort you put into being likeable."

"The best comedy comes from honesty, and the best honesty comes from not caring what people think."

"I think the problem with self-help books is they all assume you want to help yourself."

"Fear is just an emotion, but it's a really good one for keeping you alive or paralyzed, usually the latter."

"I believe in the power of positive thinking, but I'm not very good at it."

"The biggest lie we tell ourselves is that we'll change tomorrow."

"I've never understood why people want to be famous. I'd rather be comfortable and unknown."

"Life is about the little moments, which is why I try to avoid them."

"I think the secret to happiness is low expectations and a good sense of irony."