The foundation stone of wealth accumulation is defense, and this defense should be anchored by budgeting and planning.

Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and, most of all, self-discipline.

Good health, longevity, happiness, a loving family, self-reliance, fine friends … if you [have] five, you’re a rich man….

Whatever your income, always live below your means.

Money should never change one’s values…. Making money is only a report card. It’s a way to tell how you’re doing.

One of the reasons that millionaires are economically successful is that they think differently.

Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.

It’s easier to accumulate wealth if you don’t live in a high-status neighborhood.

Multiply your age times your realized pretax annual household income from all sources except inheritances. Divide by ten. This, less any inherited wealth, is what your net worth should be.

If you want to catch a cold, hang out with sick people. If you want to lose, associate with losers. But if you want to become successful, go out of your way to associate with successful people.

Operate your household like a productive business.

Embrace each day with divine expectation.

You can't live life being second best.

Gavin tried not to stare at the lobster. He decided not to inquire further. Whatever Jack's reasoning, best to accept that crustaceans were necessary to his view of the world.

I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head.

Are you familiar with 9/11? Building 7? You know what was in there? All the Enron stuff. I guess that building went down on its own.

It's really, really, really difficult to have the same occupation as the person you're with - especially when you're both actors.

We imagine that when we are thrown out of our usual ruts all is lost, but it is only then that what is new and good begins. While there is life there is happiness. There is much, much before us.

It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of ideas and coming out with something interesting to say.

Every setback has a major comeback.

Seems like there's always someone who disapproves. They'll judge it like they know about me and you.