Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.

Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.

You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.

None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.

There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people.

I don't think that work ever really destroyed anybody. I think that lack of work destroys them a hell of a lot more.

Politics must be founded on the solid faith of God almighty

Wilderness is the raw material out of which man has hammered the artifact called civilization.

I'm a restaurant junkie.

I've run for statewide office plenty of times, and people know me.

I've always been a fan of 3D, going back to movies in the '50s. I was part of the early '80s 3D craze, which was coming at you in Jaws 3D, so I've always wanted to make a 3D film.

When you follow the path of love you should feel that each one is perfect in their own right. While you can love others, never, ever, ever judge them.

Dragons old and young, true and false, bright and dark. And you. A small man with a big shadow, snarling in the midst of all.

I spend my time dwelling on revenge and try to deal with the monsters crawling out of the ashes.

I was 29 when I wrote my first novel. But I was 45 when I quit for good. I was a 16-year overnight success.