Don’t take the wrong side of the argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.
Having the courage to say no when all your friends are saying yes is one of the most difficult things you'll ever have to do. Doing it, however, is one of the biggest charges you can ever make to your personal battery. I call this 'won't power.'
Know what's important and what isn't. Have the wisdom to know the right thing to do, the integrity to do it, the character to stand up to those who don't, and the courage to stop those who won't.
Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Young people in the business have grown up and made the wrong decisions, or bad decisions, and haven't been good role models. To be someone that people look up to is important to me.
Wisdom ofttimes consists of knowing what to do next.
I really thank my parents for giving me the good sense to not get into anything wrong. There are many people around who like controversies, and I actually wonder how do they do it. I don't have the courage to get into controversies. There are people who love it; I find it silly.
The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.
I feel I should be doing stupid stuff, but I'm not going to.
All of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance.
A responsible choice is a choice that creates consequences that you are willing to assume responsibility for.
It's not called quitting if you quit while you ahead. It's about being aware and being strategic enough to know that you got to get out the pool at some point. You got to put your clothes back on and dry off.
Nobody made a greater mistake as he who did nothing because he could not do everything
I was waiting for good films after 'Fugly' released. My second film was important. I kept waiting, and the period strengthened me. I would rather wait and do something worthwhile than take up bad films.
Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We ought not spend our time masterminding the future, but recognize our marching orders: to do the best we can for history and the planet.
I came back from the Olympic Games, and straightaway, I'm this role model. So that means I can't mess around with my mates like I used to because, if I do, people are going to use it to knock me down.
Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that happens to us; however, we can choose to be in control of our responses.
Don't say yes to something just because it's an opportunity.
If there's anything about longevity in television, it's about knowing what to take and what to turn down, and what to stop.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears.
Don't blow your tomorrows, don't throw away your love. You've got to be wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove.
My belief is that you live your life by example, and not by a caption on a magazine!
A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable course of action.
In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.
