Tell the story you want to tell, and let it be as long as it needs to be. Worry about marketing it later.

I’d much rather have good teeth than have diamonds and roses drop out of my mouth whenever I said something

Ideas are the easy part. The hard part is writing them down.

How can you know it's the best, if you don't learn about anything else?

In short, if we wish to see anything sensible done about the situation, we will clearly have to do it ourselves.

May you and your triple cursed wash water turn purple with orange spots and fall down a bottomless pit!

Always be polite to a dragon. It's harder than it sounds. Dragon etiquette is incredibly complicated, and if you make a mistake, the dragon eats you.

Murphy is a writer's best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he'll steal the silver.

Sometimes, though, you have to do things for family, even if you'd rather not.

You can't force folks to have good sense, even if they're family. Maybe especially then.

Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory

I do not, as a rule, do encores. When I have finished playing, I have indeed finished playing. I have nothing left; there has been no reserve.

Pseudoscience describes theories that sound like science but are actually just made up, like aromatherapy or biorhythms or love.

We obviously need more love in the world. And we obviously need more compassion and understanding. Our leaders need to really address these issues properly now.

The key to real and lasting change lies somewhere between what you know and what you do. It's what you think.

Letter writing is an excellent way of slowing down this lunatic helterskelter universe long enough to gather one’s thoughts

As far as directors, I'm a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does.

Did you ever figure to be living in a time when your check is good, but the bank bounces?

We didn't do much different against LeBron. We were just more active and more competitive.

A star appeared...and was momentarily eclipsed by some movement.