The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clowns...and clowns. (Bobby Pendragon)

You cannot force a person to respect you like you cannot buy love but you can refuse anyone who doesn't do these things freely a pass into your life.

If I would rescue one of my movies, it would be 'A Little Princess.'

Clearly America businesses are interested in opening up new markets not just in Cuba, but all over the world.

It wasn't through choice that I became a mum at 36. I wanted to be a young mum but things never worked out for me.

The eleventh commandment: Thou shalt be tolerant of all paths that lead to God.

Be kind to the living.

My brain . . . it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, 'You're a failure' . . . I think that's almost worse than death.

Yes, Horus said. I remember this place. It’s El Paso, I told him. Unless you went out for Mexican Food, you’ve never been here.

The greatest joy in getting ready for the film is that there aren't many reference points for the journey and you've got to define it for yourself.