I don't give a damn what the fans think cause, quite frankly, I know what the fans want better than they do.

I have balls the size of grapefruits and come this Sunday, you'll be spitting out the seeds.

You need to surround yourself with quality human beings that are intelligent and have a vision.

You can rise above it. This country gives you opportunity if you want to take it, so don't blame your environment. I look down on people who use their environment as a crutch.

That crossover of whether it's entertainment or news is the biggest crock of b.s. in television today, because it's all entertainment.

From a person standpoint, the old expression of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger is somewhat true.

I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.

I think my idea of retirement might be to one day work a 40-hour week.

If I like you, I'm going to tell you. I'm a hugger, even with men: I'm just very deep.

The chances of you winning are the same as the chances of HELL freezing over.

I'm a guy who gets more out of life than some people - more out of one big breath of fresh air than most people get from breathing in and out for a lifetime.

...there were certain chapters when I stopped writing, saw the domestic situation I was in and thought, "I don't want to face this world, let's get back to the hellish one I'm imagining.

I had but one love and it is gone and now there is nothing and I tell you, that is the most awful feeling in the world.

Confident because of our caution

there are two ways of speaking an audience will always like: one is, to tell them what they don't understand; and the other is, to tell them what they're used to.

The whole idea is not to figure out what you should do that will matter, but to make each thing you do reflect the values you want, because we don't know what's going to matter in the future

Bankers play far too great a part in the conduct of industry.

So South Korean ability is very much limited to handle North Korean, you know, difficulties. So we don't want to see an immediate collapse of the North Korea regime.

Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.

Your life doesn't mean what you have or what you get. Its what your'e willing to give up.

I was a great admirer of George Lucas' work.