Tom Shadyac Quotes & Sayings

“Communism didn't work because people weren't ready for it, it was corrupt, and because it squelched individualism.”

“There's one fundamental law that all of nature obeys that mankind breaks every day. Now, this is a law that's evolved over billions of years, and the law is this: Nothing in nature takes more than it needs.”

“You can't sow an apple seed and expect to get an avocado tree. The consequences of your life are sown in what you do and how you behave.”

“Our culture does not teach us this, but what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas. If you cheat in Vegas, it comes right home with you. If you cheat in Vegas, you walk home as a cheater. You lie awake at a night a cheater. You cannot escape it.”

“I believe in unity, as opposed to division.”

“I hope people start to look at their lives as the most powerful, creative act they will ever offer this world.”

“I don't want to be your hero. I want to be your brother. You know, I want to be your family member. I want to be your equal.”

“I think true success is intrinsic... It's love. It's kindness. It's community.”

“I think laughter is a sacred act.”

“The one thing that advances a society is not technology or so-called development; it's love - that one principle.”