The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.

One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.

If at first you don't succeed, try hard work.

Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

The sweaty players in the game of life always have more fun than the supercilious spectators.

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

What a gentle soul you are?

Women are the sustaining force of any society - they think of the children and the next generation's chances.

People are so used to seeing John Goodman as a lovable dad or the quirky characters he played in the Coen Brothers films.

I appreciate individualism.

When I was a teenager there was no video in my country. Betamax came to Mexico very slowly.

I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.'

There's nothing you could really avoid about giving yourself to somebody who ultimately rejects you. That's just life.

This is my calling, this is why I was put on this earth-to make a difference in people's lives.

Things are so scary and intimidating with AIDS and the right wing that people are looking for somebody to just give them safe harbors.

Life was never meant to be a struggle, just a gentle progression from one point to another, much like walking through a valley on a sunny day.