Criticize the act, not the person.

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.

The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.

Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible

Music is a language that speaks to people emotions.

There is very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude.

It was I who made Fellini famous, not the other way around.

My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana.

I just can't tell you what fun I've had being a member of the world's second oldest profession.

Black has depth.. you can go into it.. And you start seeing what you're afraid of. You start seeing what you love, and it becomes like a dream.

The best years of a man's life are after he is forty. A man at forty has ceased to hunt the moon.

For me, one thing I love is having an arc for a character. I love being able to see a character go through something and to learn.

To make a living, craftiness is better than learnedness.

I would have never released the sanctions [for Iran] before there was consistent evidence of compliance.