Taika Waititi

"Family is the people who have to love you because they're legally obligated to."

"Hope is what you cling to when everything else has already fallen apart."

"Courage is just fear with better marketing."

"Change is inevitable, which is annoying, but at least it keeps things interesting."

"The more you know, the more you realize how little you actually know."

"Time is a construct we invented to avoid admitting we're running out of it."

"Truth is just a version of reality that makes people uncomfortable."

"Freedom is a myth we tell ourselves to feel better about our obligations."

"Peace is what you get when everyone agrees to stop bothering each other."

"Nature doesn't care about your feelings or your plans; it just keeps going."

"Art is what you make when you have nothing better to do and everything to say."

"Science is just organized curiosity with fancy equipment."

"Music is the only universal language that still manages to confuse everyone."

"Faith is believing in something without any evidence, which is basically insanity."

"Leadership is just convincing people that your bad ideas are actually good ones."

"Work is what you do instead of living your actual life."

"Dreams are just thoughts your brain has when it's too lazy to actually think."

"Happiness is overrated; contentment is where it's really at."

"Beauty is subjective unless you're talking about me, then it's objective."

"Death is the only thing that's actually guaranteed, so try to enjoy the wait."

"Perseverance is just stubbornness that eventually pays off."

"Gratitude is saying thank you to the universe while it's actively trying to kill you."

"Creativity is what happens when you combine boredom and desperation."

"Justice is just revenge with paperwork."

"Patience is a virtue I don't have and don't believe in."

"Kindness is suspiciously similar to pity, now that I think about it."

"Strength isn't about how much you can lift; it's about how much you can endure."

"Fear is just your body's way of telling you you're about to make a good story."

"Power corrupts absolutely, which is why I try to avoid it at all costs."

"Money is a useful fiction that we all pretend to value."