It's hard to detect good luck-it looks so much like something you've earned.

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.

If you haven't time to help youngsters find the right way in life, somebody with more time will help them find the wrong way.

A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.

I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.

A valuable friend is one who'll tell you what you should be told, even if it offends you.

If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.

Believe in yourself. Determined to pursue your goals.

When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad.

If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy heart. If thou art guilty, it is a just correction; if not guilty, it is a fair instruction.

I don't particularly like babies. I don't mind them for about four minutes. That's my max. After that I can't quite see what everyone's fussing about.

I'm developing some other things in other genres, including one dramatic piece. So, anything's possible.

To be an American and unable to play baseball is comparable to being a Polynesian and unable to swim.

With Instapaper, I can take a few months off. I can't stop publishing 'The Magazine' for two months and work on something else.

There are loopholes big enough to drive trucks through. And Congress needs to take a look at those laws and make sure that they're much more rigorous.

I find Christmas very difficult.