It is not a first time in history that we have got people who have sold out and subverted the ideas for which they stood for in the past.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else's life.

Wisdom is the best gift you can ever build. It gets you to unimagined heights and knowledge follows it.

I know that I do not know, and uncertainty, certainly, is the cruelest of words.

Earn Nicely, spend wisely and you will live happily.

Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.

By learning to be more warm-hearted we can create a more compassionate world.

Hope lies in what action we take.

It is in the nature of the mind that the more we cultivate and familiarize ourselves with positive emotions, the more powerful they become.

The future can be different if we choose to make it so.

When at last I came upon the right book, the feeling was violent: it blew open a hole in me that made life more dangerous because I couldn't control what came through it.

Justice is a necessity for a fair and free society.

I have a saying: 'I'm good for three things: making fried bologna sandwiches, making money and picking out good movies.'

I do believe you're only as sick as your secrets.

The race needs workers, not leaders.

I was raised in Boston by three older brothers and a very strong and empowering single mom.

Back in 1992, I had my first story accepted by 'The New Yorker.'

I hear about people getting shot all the time. But most of the guys you hear about getting shot pulled through.

My father had a fishing business in Aberdeen destroyed by the European Union and the Common Fisheries Policy.

If I don't have at least 4 or 5 failures a month, I feel like I'm not trying hard enough