The U.N. had such lofty goals to eliminate poverty and stop war and cure diseases and help refugees - things that no one country could do.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.

There's nothing wrong with being fired.

If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.

You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.

To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.

My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.

I'm no genius. I'm not at all; I just happen to look five or 10 years ahead and think things through.

It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.

You are a guardian ... arent you?"He nailed me with his eyes. "Yes.""So .... why are you with me?

No matter how flat you make your pancakes, it still has two sides.

I didn't want my music to be confused - even though I was and had a lot of questions. I wanted my music to capture a period in my life where I was sure.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

He'd wanted his first kiss to be with me.

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

I just said, 'Well, the real people performing miracles every day are librarians,' and we all laughed ourselves off our chairs.

Anger is self-immolation.

In Russia, show the least athletic aptitude and they've got you dangling off the parallel bars with a leotard full of hormones.

The magic question is, 'What for?' But art is not for anything. Art is the ultimate goal.