Mankind grows taller, older, and ever more wise; but seldom truly up.

Assertiveness is most effective when least applied.

It is difficult to prove yourself reliable when people are required to wait for you.

Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a den of corruption.

Dignity is the reward of holding oneself accountable to conscience.

Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues.

In mere moments of togetherness, families forge their most indelibe memories.

Good men are bound by conscience and liberated by accountability.

Few moments in life are more gratifying than those when the arrogant are exposed as the ignorant.

Fairness is man's ability to rise above his prejudices.

A cheerful demeanor makes brighter the day; as the sun, chasing darkness and sorrow away.

Failure is the price paid for a lesson. Learn from it.

Working with great people makes you great you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.

Faith is personal if it's to be real.

Remember, if you don't promote yourself, then no one else will! Likewise, believe in yourself--or no one else will either.

Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.

If there isn't a parking space out front or I can't see my car from the window, we're eating somewhere else.

I must admit I am nervous about getting Alzheimer's. Once it hits, I might tell my best joke and never know it.

Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers.

Artists want to sell their work, sure. But they aren't out there asking questions about what people want and what they don't want, now are they?

I don't understand the whole testing-numbers thing. It is not how I want to make movies.