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" We're so complex; we're mysteries to ourselves; we're difficult to each other. And then storytelling reminds us we're all the same. "

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" The latitude and longitudinal lines of where you are born determine your opportunity in life, and it's not equal. We may have been created equal, but we're not born equal. It's a lot to do with luck and you have to pass that on. "

" By nature, I keep moving, man. My theory is, be the shark. You've just got to keep moving. You can't stop. "

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" I don't feel restless, I just like to travel. "

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" America is a country founded on guns. It's in our DNA. It's very strange but I feel better having a gun. I really do. I don't feel safe, I don't feel the house is completely safe, if I don't have one hidden somewhere. That's my thinking, right or wrong. "

" Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life. "

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" It's those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it's a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses. "

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" In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging. "

" I always liked those moments of epiphany, when you have the next destination. "

" I grew up in Oklahoma and Missouri, and I just loved film. My folks would take us to the drive-in on summer nights, and we'd sit on the hood of the car. I just had this profound love for storytelling. "

" Deregulation created this epidemic of greed which according to the rules of capitalism was OK. Beyond that there was criminal behaviour. There have been no repercussions and it's hard to make your peace with. "

" Seeing the world is the best education you can get. You see sorrow, and you also see great spirit and will to survive. "

" I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it's up to me. "

" Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em. "

" Being married means I can break wind and eat ice cream in bed. "