A stroke is a very difficult thing. You get depressed. . . . What I found was this: the cure for depression is to think of others, to do for others. You can always find something to be grateful for.

I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

Virtue is not photogenic.

Streets crowded with people strolling, or sitting at outdoor cafes. And always, talking, gesturing, singing, laughing. I liked Rome immediately.Everybody was a performer.

I guess I was a bad boy... Yes, yes, I've had lots of women in my life.

You haven't learned how to live until you've learned how to give.

Life is like a B-picture script! It is that corny. If I had my life story offered to me to film, I'd turn it down.

Obey the voice within - it commands us to give of ourselves and help others. As long as we have the capacity to give, we are alive

The only advantage I have found in being Jewish is that I can be openly anti-Semitic.

My kids never had the advantages I had. I was born poor.

If the caged birds think whoever scattering grains for them that person is their deity, what should we Kurds call the person who will grantee us an independence.

I do not believe in an afterlife although I am bringing a change of underwear.

When there is no feeling of accomplishment children fail to develop properly and old people rapidly decline.

I have always believed in trying to be a good person and giving to the world, and treating others in a just, kind, merciful way.

But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I've several friends just haven't made it by taking Prozac.

Do not dash if you only have the strength to walk, and do not waste your time pushing on the walls that will not give. More importantly, don't shove where a pat would be sufficient.

Don’t repeat yourself. It’s not only repetitive, it’s redundant, and people have heard it before.

A Tough life with God is better than a good life without Him

It's really important to have a healthy sexuality and to be open about it. It's not a taboo. It's normal.

Anything which retains interest is optimistic. When the characters become disinterested, it's pessimistic. Does that make sense?