The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.

God help those who do not help themselves.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.

She cracked a smile. "So what's your poison" He sighed dramatically, and let the truth tumble off his tongue. "Life." "Ah, " she said ruefully. "That'll kill you.

I am not here to compete in the war of words, I am here to nurture the future of stories.

Do not be in a hurry, wait for the harvest.

When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.

I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We're capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.

He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.

Over the years, the European Union and the United States have worked together to ensure peace and prosperity for our citizens and for people around the world.

I've done Last Samurai in Japan, in LA, in New Zealand. Even in Japan it is very hard to shoot, because there's been so many changes. Only around a temple can we shoot.

Catering to bad feelings feeds and empowers them.

Anyone who was once a child should have at least one children's book in them.