By his father he is English, by his mother he is Americanto my mind the blend which makes the perfect man.

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.

The eagle only knows how high it can fly when it spreads its wings.

Light jumping out of window is staring the dark from afar.

Comedy has been so good to me.

When I was 12, we went from Glasgow to Aberdeen on a school trip. It was called fresh air fortnight.

Confused by thoughts, we experience duality in life. Unencumbered by ideas, the enlightened see the one Reality.

Don't tell us about dreams – dream dinners aren't any good and we can't share them.

My wife's the ugliest woman in the world - I'd sooner take her with me on tour, than kiss her goodbye.

To separate the purpose of a business from the purpose of people who are in the business is, I think, not a good thing.

I only see what I want to see. Winners see winning, Losers see losing. You are what you think you are.

We were alive. I remember it that way. We were still alive, and we couldn't see how close we were to the end.