Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

I do not derive out of the evolution, but the act of creativity inside of it!

We find new strength in every battle won.

The mediocre leader tells. The good leader explains. The superior leader demonstrates. The great leader inspires.

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?

I just dress like... I'm an old black man. Sorry! Like I'm an old Jewish black man. I just dress like it's still the '50s.

Complexity is not a goal. I don't want to be remembered as an engineer of complex systems.

Always help people increase their own self-esteem. Develop your skill in making other people feel important.

Sometimes when you do big movies, you can lose sometimes a little bit of soul.

I'm interested in learning more about myself and what I value in myself and letting that be the beautiful part of me, rather than putting on the makeup or wearing the right designer.

Change is never a loss - it is change only.