I wasn't disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I have in comedy, and acting, and writing, that's why I knew it just wasn't right for me.

When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars - that's heaven here on earth.

Whatever you hear at the barber shop, stays at the barber shop.

Whatever success I've had, I always like to top it.

You can't change what happened. Just like you can't change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.

When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take 'em.

I'm not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.

I can't build myself by beating somebody down.

Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.

If you mess something up, remember who got you there. Don't be pointing fingers, even if finger-pointing is called for. Only one you got to blame is your own self.

You know you poor when you eatin' breakfast food late. You fryin' toast? At nine o'clock at night? With bacon? You're broke.

Solitude is a catalyst for innovation

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

For a good notation has a subtlety and suggestiveness which at times make it seem almost like a live teacher.

God could have created us to be automatons who were always choosing the right side, making the right decision. It is an incredible thing, God said "I want persons" who therefore have freedom.

I don't whistle at you down the street. I would if I could, but I can't whistle you see.

A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy's eyes are open.

We express true love in obedience to God and service to others- not reckless or selfish behavior- and we choose these behaviors.

In a household of toddlers and pets, we discover this rule of thumb about happy families - that they are least two-thirds incontinent.

I've screwed up and I've overcommitted and it's typical of me.

Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.