God help us if we ever take the theater out of the auction business or anything else. It would be an awfully boring world.

There is more similarity in the marketing challenge of selling a precious painting by Degas and a frosted mug of root beer than you ever thought possible.

Become an expert in one fundamental area of your market or business, no one starts out as a generalist.

Love has the power to hold the whole universe together.

In the world you live in, one day you will be gone but you must fulfill your mission before departure.

Asking an eight-year-old girl if something is a little over-the-top is like asking a Texan if there are too many jalapenos in the salsa. The answer is always no." -Liberty Jones

We’re concerned that people are trading security for convenience…People are doing things on free Wi-Fi that are really alarming

I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth.

Dont listen to anybody. Nobody knows the magic bullet. If they did, theyd sell it and make a fortune. Follow your gut. Follow your instincts. Every once in a while, take a chance.

Keep what you have got; the known evil is best. [Lat., Habeas ut nactus; nota mala res optima est.]

I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic.

No matter how old you become, I'll always hold your hand tenderly. just like how I held it on the day that you were born. I love you, son.