Society can't wait. It's sad there are so many entrepreneurs, business successes and venture capitalists who give no thought to society.

If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you don't have any nose.

Nobody remembers who was the richest toga salesman in Rome.

Everything has a lifecycle. You have to believe it’s going to change.

Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were.

I don't think most analysts understand that whether I work a 70-hour week or an 80-hour week, I take my head with me when I go home.

If you start painting yourself into a corner, life starts shutting down. There is always hopefully a next.

Ask yourself: What forms the decisions you make? What is it that gnaws at you? What are your crucible moments?

Sometimes I wish I lived more in the day, but I'm happier thinking about tomorrow or the day after. The way I see it, there's always a new or next thing.

I am really proud of the development of the people on my team as they grow in purpose; they like what they see in the mirror.

In the '70s and '80s, the mentality of America was that everything was disposable. The notion of quality wasn't important.

It is a pity that every one of us desires greatness yet not many of us know what to do with our time.

Coming from a business family, she shied away from abstractions.

Greatness is never free; it must be earned.

I think when you have Baltimore, which in the first night was practically wiped out or brought back 30 years. Because the police were instructed to stand down. You can't let that happen.

If everyone's comfortable, you can pretty much make any kind of movie that the director wants.

We should start by allowing drilling in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge. It can provide billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.

I loved Chiara Mastroianni voice, her talent, her generosity. We rehearsed for two months...She's a workaholic and perfectionist, like Vincent [Paronnaud] and myself.

I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully.

William Devane was amazing [ in The Grinder] - that we were able to reinvent an acting legend as a comedy star - that's very gratifying.

Your earthly lover can be charming and coquettish but never very faithful. The true lover is the one who on your final day opens a thousand doors.