Win without boasting. Lose without excuse.

Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger.

Soon or late, every dog's master's memory becomes a graveyard; peopled by wistful little furry ghosts that creep back unbidden, at times, to a semblance of their olden lives.

The dog was cold and in pain. But being only a dog it did not occur to him to trot off home to the comfort of the library fire and leave his master to fend for himself.

When a puppy takes fifty catnaps in the course of the day, he cannot always be expected to sleep the night through.

No breeder is above catering to intelligent praise of his dog.

Remember, nothing happens before it’s supposed to, so trust that, as you are striving for authenticity and personal excellence, the recognition of your life’s purpose is nearing closer.

You don't have to know everything in the world. We aren't supposed to. It makes you boring in mixed company if you can't be interested and ask questions of other people.

Leadership is knowing what to do next, knowing why that's important, and knowing how to bring the appropriate resources to bear on the need at hand.

Do nothing by halves which can be done by quarters.

I have an intense obsession with making films. I not only love to make films, I perhaps need to make films.

God doesn't give people burdens they can't handle.

We need to suffer, that we may learn to pity.

Naught so sweet as melancholy.

I'd love to have a family -- sometime in the future.

Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules.