“Nothing is a matter of course when you get to do your own thing. It's ...” — James L. Brooks Quote

“Nothing is a matter of course when you get to do your own thing. It's always a gift that can stop giving and probably will.”

“Linking up the things you were with the things you become is what growing up is.”

“I love romantic comedy, but I think you have to have another idea that you're chasing along with romantic comedy.”

“That's the great thing about a series: you're driving to work, and you have an idea for a story for your characters, and you can go into work, and it's gonna be a television show. I mean that's what's great about the job.”

“I had a marketing idea that everybody hated, decency is sexy.”

“I'm a journalism junkie.”

“When I first started fighting, I thought I was God's gift to fighting.”

“My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.”

“I think that's my gift in this world is to put experience into music.”

“The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.”

“It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it.”

“My parents gave me the gift of love and support. They told me never to question what my heart wanted and to be proud of who I was as an individual.”