History reveals no civilized people among whom there was not a highly educated class and large aggregations of wealth. Large profits mean large payrolls.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

You can't increase prosperity by taxing success.

Every New Year must be celebrated at the heart of nature - in the middle of a forest or by the side of a lake under billions of stars - because it is nature who has made our existence possible!

I had to travel into the future and direct 'Jurassic World' as myself in 20 years - and I did.

Do not allow watching food to replace making food.

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

It's a beautiful life, just as advertised.

Music should be used for the perception of God, not jitterbugging.

Sanity -- that is the great virtue of the ancient literature; the want of that is the great defect of the modern, in spite of its variety and power.

If the internal griefs of every man could be read, written on his forehead, how many who now excite envy would appear to be the objects of pity?

I get so happy when I write a joke. It's a very satisfying, liberating feeling.

If you really want to know something about me, you should know this: I like my music loud.