No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

Prayer:  The act of falling to your knees in pleading fashion, seeking help from a greater power than all else to have failed you previously.

I'm agnostic, " I told him. "I'd be an atheist, except I believe in hedging my bets.

To live without regrets is impossible. To regret not trying is the worst regret of all.

Memory demands an image.

Does a dragon still sing from within a withered tree?

You should never ask actors about politics.

I am an alcoholic, as I said. And it is however we call it, a disease. That's an explanation, but not an excuse.

Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script.

Just because I'm a younger artist doesn't mean I can't work with a veteran and vice versa.