Why we do what do matters. When we lose our why, we lose our way. We inevitably get lost when we don't know why we are doing what we are doing.

Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.

I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.

Forget yourself and live for others, for It is more blessed to give than to receive.

I fooled around and fell in love.

The straightest line between a straight distance is two points.

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

In 1854 I took out a patent for puddling iron by means of steam.

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor.

For my sister's 50th birthday, I sent her a singing mammogram.