I never found even in my juvenile hours that it was necessary to go a thousand miles in search of themes for moralizing.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.

Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

The Methodists love your big sinners, as proper subjects to work upon.

This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth.

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!

Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

Had I children, my utmost endeavors would be to make them musicians.

Make yourself feel good. Be enthusiastic about your day.

It's hard to be in a bad mood when you're walking around looking like you're about to play the semifinals at Wimbledon.

When he gets mad, it's like he's in another world. He'll look at you with those big eyes and they'll be going around in circles.

There are only seven movie stars in the world whose name alone will induce American bankers to lend money for movie productions, and the only woman on the list is Ingrid Bergman.

Twitter is unspeakably irritating. Twitter stands for everything I oppose.

Twenty-plus-year career, 500 drug controls worldwide, in and out of competition. Never a failed test. I rest my case.

I wouldn't be bothered if we lost every game, as long as we won the league.

Let me sum up in two words how the unhinged Left copes with the threat of global jihad: "Kill Bush!"

If you look at the world the same way when you're 50 that you did when you were 20, then you wasted 30 years.

I had never thought of making a western even as I was making it.