No man has ever ruled other men for their own good.

The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

It matters not what goal you seek Its secret here reposesYou've got to dig from week to week To get Results or Roses.

The definition of a good story is one that remains with you long after you've turned that last page.

Behind every successful man is a surprised woman!

All I want to do is make people beautiful.

I think, generally, most people can't maintain anything that's particularly strict for very long. I watch people trying and failing to do that a lot.

My persona on stage was always coming from a place of I know better than you and I'm going to be a little bit pretentious in your face with these sort of crass ideas.

The best time to act on this was decades ago. The second best time is now.

Next, we will create a modern immigration law.

Theater is my temple and my religion and my act of faith. Strangers sit in a room together and believe together.

Good fiction must be entertaining- but what makes fiction special- and True- is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message.