It is well-known what a middleman is: he is a man who bamboozles one party and plunders the other.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

The way we assess time as humans determines what we become

For he was aware of the great secret of life: Women don't look for handsome men. Women look for men who have had beautiful women. Having an ugly mistress is therefore a fatal mistake.

Art is a person's private vision expressed in aesthetic forms.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

You are in a much better position to serve others when your basic needs are met and your “tank is full”.

I let go of all I no longer love, need, or use. I adore space.

I have four kids; three girls and a boy. The oldest girl is 13, and has her own social life now, so there's a bit of begrudging cooperation there. It's tough.

It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.

Holding Frances in my arms is the best drug in the world.

I have a bet with my mom that involves a little money, and if I have too many turnovers, she gets in my pocket. I'm afraid of that for sure.