Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

If you can't stand the heat, don't go to Cancun in the summer.

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.

Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.

And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

What's a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.

In order to have bread (a symbol of prosperity ) you have to first learn how to plough the land

I found a little beetle, so that beetle was his name

Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself.

But courage wasn't an absence of fear; it was fighting despite the knot in your stomach.

Putting your ego aside and confronting your weaknesses and just letting things happen is hard. Not to use a Scientology term, but it's difficult to do an emotional or an artistic audit.

If you'd just try, I'm sure you'd be able to fly.

If you have a choice of two things and can't decide, take both.

I overcome failure by doing it again and trying not to make the same mistake.

Nothing is so ignorant as a man's left hand, except a lady's watch.

Well, you just know, as a writer, I didn't really write one of the five best screenplays of the year. There were lots of brilliant screenplays; I was just one of the lucky ones who got nominated.