We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
You have to be careful as a libertarian because you can sound very Republican.
When you're in the editing room, the dangerous thing is that it becomes like telling a joke again and again and again. Eventually, the joke starts to not be funny. So you have to be careful that you're not throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.
For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you.
I try to be careful with my persuasiveness. When my heart is really behind it, and when I have no ulterior motive, then I know I'm truly persuasive.
So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.
I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned.
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.