If you want to know how rich you really are, find out what would be left of you tomorrow if you should lose every dollar you own tonight.

Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and prepared to assume responsibilities.

You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.

You can succeed if nobody else believes it, but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself.

Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.

Your greatness is measured by your kindness.

Beware of ignorance when in motion; look out for inexperience when in action, and beware of the majority when mentally poisoned with misinformation, for collective ignorance does not become wisdom.

You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.

A fiancé is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached the other.

I got divorced from my wife on June 6, 2006. Yeah, 6-6-06, which coincidentally, was when my wife turned into a demon spawned from Satan's anus. But for legal reasons, I have to call her, Kate.

Leaders who led their organizations quietly and humbly, were much more effective than flashy, charismatic high profile leaders.

People say you never retire in this [film] business and I say, well, not until they retire you.

A quiet mediocrity is still to be preferred before a troubled superfluity.

I know my role and I play it well.

Honey, I plan to marry you the moment the ink is dry on that death certificate.

You must never fear anything at all.

O you beast! I'll so maul you and your toasting-iron, That you shall think the devil is come from hell.