Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny.

It is easier for an ambitious friend to become an enemy than for an enemy to become a friend. It is even easier to make friends than you can find people to trust as friends.

A man’s true world should be the space and people that enrich his soul,

True heroes and ideas never fall in the final sense of the word. They can only encounter temporary setbacks in their difficult journey to progress and success,

Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him.

Lies and partial truths complicate life.

Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.

Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back at you.

There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course.

A revolutionary who is out to defeat his enemies could use their weapons, but not their rules.

It is better for a realist to bend his will and ethics to accommodate a true friend than it is for him to stick to his principles that may turn the friend into an adversary.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.

The secret to success is constancy of purpose.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

I grew up on the East Coast, and we always used to say, 'Go get your hustle on, ' whether it was playing sports or making money. You do what you have to do to do what you want to do.

Just as with the man in the fairy tale who turned whatever he touched into gold, with me everything is turned into newspaper clamor.

Iran is obviously part of the problem. They sponsor Hezbollah. They encourage a radical brand of Islam.

Being in love is totally punk rock.

You can be with one of the most beautiful women in the world and still be unhappy.

So many times, people are afraid to start something because of fear of failing. But it can be fabulous - because it leads you to the next thing.

My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.