Tom Hanks

"We are still in the process of becoming"

"There's a phrase we live by in America: 'to make a long story short' but with you I find it always too late"

"Everyday citizens are more powerful than they think"

"The key to a great actor is their ability to make you believe what they say"

"My oldest boy, he likes to go see movies. He's in school. My second boy is in school as well"

"People want to work for a mission, not just a paycheck"

"The secret to getting ahead is getting started"

"We need to be careful about how we use technology in our lives"

"I appreciate the faith that my family and my friends have shown me"

"History doesn't really unfold like a story, but if you're looking at history and find a dramatic version that's interesting, it's worth doing"

"The knowledge that everything that happens is a representation of a higher power is always a comfort to me"

"Patience is something that's always served me well"

"Make new friends and keep the old, one is silver and the other is gold"

"The degree that I understand who I am is the degree that I can effectively lead"

"Life is not about how fast you run, it's about the journey"

"In order to be great at something, you have to be willing to be bad first"

"I wanted to see if I could become a producer and not just an actor"

"Kindness is the greatest strength a person can have"

"The art is in knowing what to leave out"

"Human beings have always been attracted to the unknown"

"Everything eventually evens out"

"I'm not a big fan of technology that interrupts my life"

"The most important thing is that you show up and do the work"

"A person is smart. People are dumb"

"Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing is unconditional love"

"I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained"

"The strength of a man isn't in the power he wields but in the choices he makes"

"I wake up in the morning and make my choice to be happy"

"What's the most important thing? Freedom"

"You are the author of your own story"