Propriety of manners and consideration for others are the two main characteristics of a gentleman.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Insect life was so loud that when you parked the car and got out it sounded as if you had suddenly tuned into a radio frequency from another planet.

Was Vianne really supposed to let Sophie starve to prove her loyalty to France?

How do poems grow? They begin deep down in the pit of the soul as a seedling of a thought …

By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.

My parents showed me by example that they could balance their work and family lives.

Masculinity is risky and elusive. It is achieved by a revolt from woman, and it is confirmed only by other men. Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.

Attending church is one thing, belonging is another.

Even when we are deeply divided over important issues facing our country and the world, "In God We Trust" for the guidance and wisdom to do what's both right and necessary for our Republic.

Actors have to stay ready and be ready. They need to adjust things in their life, whether it be hair, teeth, take the time to do that.

The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come back to act in Chicago. My wife and I just bought a condo downtown, and I want to do theater.