He had the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.

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.

And I looked and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death.

Life is the journey between darkness of the womb and darkness of the grave.

I grew up on genre - on Westerns, spy thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy novels, horror novels. Especially horror novels.

Just look for a strong beginning and a strong ending and get moving.

Writing is like giving birth to a piano sideways. Anyone who perseveres is either talented or nuts.

If you think you're a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you're simply out for a walk.

People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.

In drying plants, botanists often dry themselves. Dry words and dry facts will not fire hearts.

Songs are snapshots of things - it's likened to looking at pictures.

If you're going to do a guest spot on television, they need bodies on those procedural TV shows. You've got to keep working, and that's where a lot of the work is.