When your mind tries to verify a preconceived notion you can miss the obvious.

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.

Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.

Independent thinkers are usually geniuses or idiots and at times it's hard to tell which.

To enslave a people, give them money they didn't earn.

It's easier to have faith in yourself if you have faith in God.

To succeed in business, put the interest of the customer ahead of your own.

The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens.

Love of country is nowhere the same as love of government.

Apparently there's nothing more dangerous than a religious criminal.

Hardly anything works out as well as we hope.

Is that love, do you think?" he asks, sounding genuinely curious. "Being crazy about someone no matter how much they hurt you?

The older I get, the more fun it is to write young people. It's just a holiday from what is becoming old age, really.

Saturday was 90 minutes when people would judge whether we were the real deal

I'm not a popular actor. I don't necessarily want to be famous. I want to be known for great work. I want to be known to surprise audiences.

Man needs two important things: Firstly, to know the truths; secondly, to change them if they are not ideal!

The central banks cannot control interest rates. That's a mistake. They can control a particular rate, such as the Federal Funds rate, if they want to, but they can't control interest rates.

Great communication begins with connection.

That's the great thing about literature -- it makes the world less lonely.

Great minds don't think alike. If they did, the Patent Office would only have about fifty inventions.

I don't go to premieres, unless I'm contractually bound to.