I sometimes compare my brainstorming on paper to the drilling of oil wells. The only way to strike oil is to drill a lot of wells.

I believe everyone on earth has a certain goal/dream in life. I also believe anyone can achieve this if they set their minds to it.

You always get negative reactions. If you worry about that, you would never do anything.

A Marine is never intimidated.

I owe all my success to stupidity.

Being in the Marine Corps was the best thing that ever happened to me. It can do a lot for a young guy. I owe a lot to the Marine Corps. If I had a son, I'd want him to be a Marine.

You always get negative reactions. If you worry about that you would never do anything.

I'm glad that my films have been consistently faring well rather than one stray Friday!

If you can't control what you think, you will not be able to control what you do.

Nothing is so dangerous for our security as large groups of desperate people.

Every man is a door; when the door is closed, just search for the key gently! Remember that every door has a key!

Everybody in America is so money-hungry. It's like a rat race and even when you win you're still a freaking rat.

Without order there can be no inner satisfaction. Without inner satisfaction there can be no freedom. Without freedom there is no joy.

Other things being equal, ill will is worse than moral indifference (as in causing suffering for money vs causing suffering to cause suffering), though things are rarely equal.

Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space.

A conference is just an admission that you want somebody to join you in your troubles.

It is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love.