My mom was the poster girl for the Marines. So she was in the poster saying, "I want you." My parents were both Marines.

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.

Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don't, who will?

As for his secret to staying married: "My wife tells me that if I ever decide to leave, she is coming with me."

We all need to be blind sometimes in order to see.

Miracles happen everyday, change your perception of what a miracle is and you'll see them all around you.

Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.

It's easy to say, 'I love you,' to someone, but it's more meaningful to thank someone for loving you.

Just because someone has fancy sneakers doesn't mean they can run faster.

Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.

Your daily life is your temple and your religion.

Success is seasonal.

Opportunity never knocks. It hangs thick in the air all around you. You breathe it unthinking, and dissipate it with your sighs.

No matter how much enthusiasm and effort you put into writing, if you totally lack literary talent you can forget about being a novelist.

Quick: noise made by a dyslexic duck

For 3 Million you could give everyone in Scotland a shovel, and we could dig a hole so deep we could hand her over to Satan in person.

I do read a lot. I read more than I watch movies.

I am not given to finding fault, for there are innumerable fools.

It was bloody difficult getting followed around all the time.

Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.