My father was this famous heart surgeon, a wonderful man... but there was something about me that drove him crazy.

People are fascinated by the rich: Shakespeare wrote plays about kings, not beggars.

Ive lived this very dramatic life, with high points and terrible low points. Nothing has been ordinary, and I want to have the experience of the last breath. I want a little drama to it.

If you ever hear anybody refer to Elizabeth Taylor as Liz Taylor, you can be pretty sure the person doesn’t know her.

I am openly pro-prosecution and make no bones about it. I don't think there are enough people out there sticking up for victims.

You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful my entire life.

Success is the most valuable commodity.

Parties are the nightly ritual of the sophisticated society.

I loved going along with Alice Steinbach as she goes off on this rare, wonderful adventure, an escape into discovering herself and some of the truly magical places in this world.

Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence.

I'm no genius, but I'm a damn good football coach.

I've known just thousands of people a hell of a lot more talented than me who never could get anywhere.

Reading was very important; the proper exercise and development of one's mind was a paramount duty.

We are what we repeatedly do but we can be perceived by what we repeatedly say.

There's more learning than is taught in books.

I don't feel there is any spiritual or metaphysical justification for turning our backs on human suffering.

The way I work with music is that I take on the story.

The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.

I think this sets a very bad precedent, the president unilaterally on his own starting war without any consent from Congress.