History teaches us the mistakes we are going to make.

The study of History is the beginning of wisdom.

In a democracy sovereignity is vested in a majority; and a majority is not only, at best, an ignorant, foolish and emotional mob, but shifts continually and alters from year to year.

A joke is never a joke if it is at the expense of another person's feelings

Golf is a good walk spoiled.

There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally.

Let us create extraordinary words, on condition that they be put to the most ordinary use and that the entity they designate be made to exist in the same way as the most common object.

I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.

My standard comment is, If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.

I'd say that on 'Friends' my character was the guy bouncing around the room. I'm no longer that guy, necessarily, in my life. I used to be. But I'm not now.

Ultimately not one amongst us Will ever be denied that, The glimmer of a chance to shine.

The thing is, I'm a very practical filmmaker.

The most successful people in this world recognize that taking chances to get what they want is much more productive than sitting around being too scared to take a shot.