I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

You don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don't walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it right

John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships.

I think school is so important. I was good student. A rebel, but I did well in my studies. I don't close myself to anything. I liked reading and I still love learning. I loved history and German.

You never know what even the bad situations will lead to, which I guess is true with anything in life.

There's no such thing as a perfect historical film.

I've never understood the notion that actors and actresses should look great on-screen just because they're on-screen. That doesn't make sense to me.

When a bride insists on telling her lover everything, I suspect she is looking for a father, not a husband.

Life is a game, play it... Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Improve your spare moments and they will become the brightest gems in your life.

That's filming. You pitch up, give your all, and see what the outcome is.