Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Passion is momentary love is enduring.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

My experiences have taught me that things rarely improve with a simple change of scenery.

The job of the writer isn't to answer questions. The job of the writer is to ask the questions for which there are no answers.

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

For relatively modest amounts of sulfur dioxide injected into the atmosphere, you could easily cool Earth by 1% or more, if you want.

But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in the best film school in the world.

Mantle had more ability than any player I ever had on that club.

If you go down to Texas, people are real proud about and they rep Texas.

Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.

There is no lack of bravery in the ranks of our armed forces, but bureaucratic cowardice rules in our intelligence establishment (as well as at the higher levels of military command).