"When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance."

“That's one of the many things I hate about life, that it's a hideously cliched business.”

“I am inspired by the professionalism of others. I believe there is an obligation to strive for excellence in what one is asked to do. No pains are too great, no revisions too tedious no matter how small the result. But I also believe that while humility should not be overdone, excellence should never be taken for granted, otherwise we stop reaching for it.”

“Now I'm having the time of my life being on the road with one of the world's all-time great big bands, and performing with symphonies. I wouldn't trade it for anything.”

“A strength is what you do that makes you feel strengthened.”

“I started off as a Star Trek fan, and to be able to work on the series was a great honor.”

Source : "Comic-Con 2011: 'Dexter's' Manny Coto on Harlan Ellison, Tights and Cloning William Shatner". Interview with Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 19, 2011.

“Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety. A people can never be deprived of their liberties, while they retain in their own hands, a power sufficient to any other power in the state.”

“Weddings are important because they celebrate life and possibility.”

Source : Interview with Chelsea Handler, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 16, 2011.

“A specialist is someone who does everything else worse.”