I remember my dad came from Ireland and Scotland, and so he carried with him the fear of poverty. So when I wanted to break loose, it kind of made him very nervous.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

The measure of our success will be the condition on which we leave the world for the next generation.

God, I just love baseball.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.

Never revisit the past, that's dangerous. You know, move on.

I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

You are the monster I claim, mein Herr.

One of the greatest inhibitions to the development of human potential is the aversion to effective practice.

It is easier to fall off of a ladder than to climb one.

This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.

Hatred may last a lifetime, but love is ever lasting.

My innovation involved taking an idea from the telecommunications and banking industries, and applying that idea to transportation business.

I have absolute respect for Israel and people in Israel who are critical of their own country.

Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan.

Eventually, robots will make everything.

You can't expect everything to happen all at once when it's been such a male-dominated world for so long.