New York is not a city to return to in defeat.

All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say 'No' and said 'Yes'.

The self-hatred that destroys is the waste of unfulfilled promise.

The only credential the city asked was the boldness to dream. For those who did, it unlocked its gates and its treasures, not caring who they were or where they came from.

I have had many successes and many failures in my life. My successes have always been for different reasons, but my failures have always been for the same reason: I said yes when I meant no.

You'd be surprised how many kings are only a queen with a moustache.

There's nothing the matter with Hollywood that a good earthquake couldn't cure.

One of the grave dangers inherent in the various stages of any theatrical career-whether it be budding, quiescent or diminishing-is the advice of friends.

Poor people know poor people, and rich people know rich people. It is one of the few things La Rochefoucauld did not say, but then La Rochefoucauld never lived in the Bronx.

Far more quickly than reason and logic, irony can penetrate rage and puncture self-pity.

Playwriting, like begging in India, is an honorable but humbling profession.

I want a man who knows something about himself. And is appalled. And has to forgive himself to get along.

Minat, bakat serta peluang jarang bertindan buat seseorang. Antara ketiga-tiga elemen ini, peluang paling payah hendak dikecapi. Maka, peluang harus menjadi faktor penentu dalam membuat keputusan.

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.

Men were notorious for their acts of disloyalty.

My pulse pounded in my ears, heat smoldering deep in my belly. I’d never been so tempted. “This is a dangerous game.

Stone walls do not a prison make Nor iron bars a cage Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage.

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

Inconsistency itself breeds vitality.

The intentions of record companies are not good, from the musician's perspective.

When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.