A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life: not on what you don't want.

A positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can't be done.

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think anyone could havemade me do it, or prevented me from doing it.

I like to smile a lot before going in the car. I make jokes, even on the grid, and then I can still manage to focus when it counts.

I like BBC news, I like some London news because you can get it earlier then anywhere else. I like Charlie Rose a lot.

It's been a huge joy, this experience of being a mom ... I don't know how to articulate it yet, because it is so fresh.

I'd like to get into some sort of workout regimen so I can properly be healthy and exercise like a normal human being. I seem to not do that... ever.

Never wait for tomorrow, what if tomorrow never comes?

You'll have to go commando." "Is there any other way?

It is the link from the present to the past that gives us a spirit to address the future.

I'm convinced that theatre is a horrible business. Make this the headline. You have to be on the spot every night as an actor. You are damn lonesome standing out there.