you are responsible for you own happiness

A good man is called a man by his works

We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.

I forgive you, " I said. I said what I had to. I would die by pieces to save myself from real death.

For the perpetrator, rape lasts just a matter of minutes. For the victim, it never stops.

When failure is not an option, we can forget about creativity, learning, and innovation.

The kids now are more productive than we ever were; they're a lot more prolific and productive in the sense that they have to have music out all the time.

The Sopranos was the first show about the life of the writer. I never made any secret about the fact that it was about my mother.

We all know what we mean by fighting terrorism. In reality, there is total cooperation between the countries north and south of the Mediterranean against terrorism.

So it is that good warriors take their stance on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make an opponent prone to defeat.

I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was to go away.

I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman.