I've read hundreds of cookbooks. For my money, they are the bird.

I'm too drunk to taste this chicken

One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.

I've only had two rules. Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.

I just say the moral out of my life is don't quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn't come in yet. Mine hadn't.

There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.

The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away

My life isn't over and I'm not going to sit in a rocking chair and take money from the government.

No hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.

There's something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind.

I think a dream is just a suggestion to start something out, do something.

Go forward and explore many great lands.

100 trillion is 100 followed by 12 zeroes

It's not for the writer to say whether the thing is successful or not.

The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings.

Ministry means the ongoing attempt to put one's own search for God, with all the moments of pain and joy, despair and hope, at the disposal of those who want to join this search but do not know how.

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements.

Q: Does this train stop at Brighton? A: I hope so or there's going to be a hell of a splash.

I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf

If you are going to be on TV for however many years, you want to make sure that you have writers that are giving you something to work with, and I got that in spades.

The eyes are the landing strip to the heart.