All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.

I have balls the size of grapefruits and come this Sunday, you'll be spitting out the seeds.

You need to surround yourself with quality human beings that are intelligent and have a vision.

God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world.

Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.

You can rise above it. This country gives you opportunity if you want to take it, so don't blame your environment. I look down on people who use their environment as a crutch.

There's only room for one dominant female in the McMahon family... and that's me!

There was a time... when people didn't go out of their house on Tuesday night at eight o'clock because Milton Berle was on.

I don't give a damn what the fans think cause, quite frankly, I know what the fans want better than they do.

That crossover of whether it's entertainment or news is the biggest crock of b.s. in television today, because it's all entertainment.

From a person standpoint, the old expression of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger is somewhat true.

The Truth is first rejected. Then finally accepted.

All hero's are born out of the embers that linger after the fire of great tragedy. Children of Ankh series

The only thing which can tell us about the novel is the novel.

Chaos isn't good for your health.

An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

The formless dimension of life is this moment. This moment is timeless and formless - the eternal itself.

All good plots come from well-orchestrated characters pitted against one another in a conflict of wills.

People don't want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn't do what Rihanna does. I couldn't do what Gaga does. They can't do what I do.

You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you'll do anything to get it. Then you'll get it. It's the only way you'll get it.