Intentions often melt in the face of unexpected opportunity.

Don't forget to tell your favorite people that you love them.

Be brave and clear. Follow your heart and don't be overly influenced by outside factors. Be true to yourself.

Good luck needs no explanation.

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.

When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since.

You've got to S-M-I-L-E To be H-A-Double-P-Y

Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.

I don’t like to do negatives. There are always pluses to things.

Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.

It is fatal to forget the past.

This gulf war syndrome thing is truly unfortunate, and I've met some of the vets who have this. These are my guys, and I feel terrible about it.

All types of riches should be amassed by all means.

Two decades from now, I doubt that the home building industry, so called, will even exist as we have known it.

In every human endeavor, persistence is everything.

Anger is preverbal, so, by the time you're using words to express an angry feeling, you're already imposing loads of structure on that primal experience.

Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

Integrity is not what you APPEAR to be when all eyes are on you. It is who you ARE when no one is looking.

Words, words. They're all we have to go on.

A lot of fights in my life have been avoided through confidence and demeanor, so that's pretty masculine also.