The space involving insanity and genius is calculated only by good results.

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flame-thrower.

To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a vast fortune must be in want of a newer, younger wife.

Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flamethrower.

I started as a journalist for magazines in New York City, so it was always storytelling. And moving into movies was a natural transition.

Time after time, history demonstrates that when people don't want to believe something, they have enormous skills of ignoring it altogether.

We live and learn, and in betweenwe do the best we can.

I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.

If I ever stop working, I might have a problem. But I never seem to be able to stop working.

It's nice to stay up nights worrying about the material, and not about the investors who gave you $10 million to do your musical.

Hopefully the new breed of kids won't have to go through that hard lesson - my kids, my grandkids, my fans' kids, hopefully they won't have to go through it.

Laughter is an important part of healthy living.

And after my mother's death I became more open to and empathetic about other people's struggles and losses.

Even a nod from a person who is esteemed is of more force than a thousand arguments or studied sentences from others.

for civilization to survive, the human race has to remain civilized.