Ah, if he could only die temporarily!

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

Life can be just black and white, but with imagination, life is a kaleidoscope of exhilarating colors and breathtaking adventures.

I heaved into being, came out of the stone, the bricks, and other elements, and took form. (Dark City Lights)

Letting go isn’t about forgetting

Nothing is more painful to me than the disdain with which people treat second-rate authors, as if there were room only for the first-raters.

But death is not freedom. For a moment, it can look like freedom. But then it's death. Anything. Something. Nothing.

As a director, there is nothing more fun than seeing an audience screaming and jumping. You are the ultimate puppet master, controlling the emotions of the audience.

My wife being a trainer helps, because when I'm at home, everything we keep at the house is pretty healthy.

So-called designer bags are useless, and most are also ugly, faddish and overpriced. Pared down and sleek is always best.

When people ask me which is your favourite portrait, they expect it to be Diana, or someone famous. But the answer is my dog, Puffy. They think I mean Puff Daddy. No, it is the dog.

Science is simply common sense at its best.