I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

I never lose. Either I win or learn.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

Your disbelief in God does not determine His existence. God is. Period. Whether you believe it or not.

Today a new faith is stirring: the myth of blood, the faith that along with blood we are defending the divine nature of man as a whole.

Needy and boring parents tend to have needy and bored children.

Right now I own shares of companies in 28 countries.

I think art, if it's meaningful at all, is a conversation with other artists. You say something, they say something, you move back and forth.

We read fine things but never feel them to the full until we have gone the same steps as the author.

You have to go with things that you understand. Businesses that you know.

The Enlightenment needs more shadow; the Romantic Movement less.

I’ll never forget my very first [SNL] show. I had a card in my changing room from Kristen Wiig. It just had a heart on the inside, and she’d written “Have fun.” That always stayed with me.

I like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated.