You get more negative reactions than positive reactions as you go through life, and the big lesson is nobody counts you out but yourself...I never have; I never will.

Writing fiction, there are no limits to what you write as long as it increases the value of the paper you are writing on.

Don't say giddy-up to your mouth before your head is hitched up.

Remember, that of all the elements that comprise a human being, the most important, the most essential, the one that will sustain, transcend, overcome and vanquish obstacles is - Spirit.

I had a mother who taught me there is no such thing as failure. It is just a temporary postponement of success.

We are living in the blessing of that moment.

The one [The Beverly Hillbillies] flaw in this is that you can't hear the people laughing.

The world is crazy about amassing guns, bombs and wealth of humongous proportions, but it will not give knowledge a second glance!

Deep down a broken heart, all the sadness one can bear is misery.

Sometimes I create a character from a scrap - a mere mention that has been left behind.

The fundamental magic of flying, a miracle that has nothing to do with any of its practical purposes - purposes of speed, accessibility, and convenience - and will not change as they change.

Take courage, man, be brave and drive ahead, start where you stand.

As a matter of fact, wherever I get to is a direct result of where I'm at now which makes where I'm at now equally important.

Move at your own pace, don't be afraid - and know that it's going to be okay.

Measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority.

Consistently ask yourself: 'Is what I'm doing right now working for me or working against me?

People do not lack strength; they lack will.