“Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on.”

“Kids know what's going on. They always respond to The Beatles, for instance. Doesn't matter when they were born, they always seem to respond. Show me a kid who innately doesn't like The Beatles, and I'll show you a bad seed.”

“No matter how hard you worked, there was always going to be somebody out there who thought you were fuckup.”

“Anybody who writes a book is an optimist. First of all, they think they're going to finish it. Second, they think somebody's going to publish it. Third, they think somebody's going to read it. Fourth, they think somebody's going to like it. How optimistic is that?”

“I had never gotten the hang of dating — I was always going to be somebody who either had a girlfriend or didn't.”

“I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!”