The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you — like a fever.
The key to success is persistence, persistence, and more persistence.
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.