Among idealists and visionaries, there is no shortage of good intent, but there's often a shortage of discipline.

It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen.

Success Corrupts and Limits Potential as Soon as You Start to Think You Could Do It Alone.

When 99% of people doubt your idea, you're either gravely wrong or about to make history.

Creativity is, quite simply, a genuine interest combined with initiative.

It's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that really matter.

Perspiration is the best form of differentiation, especially in the creative world.

The fact that time is ticking should motivate you to take action on your ideas.

A labor of love always pays off.

An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements.

To envision what will be, you must remove yourself from the constant concern for what already is.

Reading is entering into the consciousness of another human being.

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

Life always begins with triumph but tends to end with tragedy.

Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.

Most of the people who are in elective office in Washington, D.C., they have held public office before. How's that workin' for you?

I have done everything that I wanted to do, and I feel very blessed that I have been very successful on every area. So it's very exciting. There is nothing else to do.

When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible.

My favorite thing in the whole is getting to work with the actors.

The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people.

It's every man for himself, every woman, every child. A new breed ferocious and wild.