Make A Choice Of What You Want,

There’s A Redemptive Power That Making A Choice Has Rather Than Feeling Like You’re An Effect To All The Things That Are Happening. Make A Choice. Just Decide What It’s Gonna Be, Who You’re Gonna Be, How You Are Going To Do It. Just Decide. And From That Point, The Universe Will Get Out Of Your Way.

You Can't Break Poor People Mentality. Once You Grow Up Poor, You Don't Take Anything For Granted. It Can Have The Negative Side Also Because You Can Never Truly Be Relaxed.

I Had To Focus And Create A Character In Bagger Vance, Not Just Do My 'will Smith' Thing And Get Paid.

While The Other Guy's Sleeping? I'm Working. While The Other Guy's Eatin'? I'm Working.

Something Hurts, Lean In. You Just Lean Into That Point Until It Loses Its Power Over You. There's A Certain Amount Of Suffering That You Have To Be Willing To Sustain If You Want To Have A Good Life. And The Real Trick Is To Be Able To Sustain It With Your Heart Open And Still Be Loving.