Whenever I produce my best work, it's always because I've spent time being idle. Something always emerges after nothing.

If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.

To find a mountain path all by oneself gives a greater feeling of strength than to take a path that is shown.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Desire outweighs footwork when it comes to crashing the glass

It could be argued that every age gets the comfort savagery writer it deserves.

Anyone can get a job, but do you have a purpose?

If you are in a bad relationship with anyone else, it is because you are in a bad relationship with yourself.

Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.

The summer demands and takes away too much. /But night, the reserved, the reticent, gives more than it takes

You may lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.

'Captain America' was probably the most universally positive experience I've had in this mad business.

There is a huge antipathy in England between the north and the south, the working class and the owning class.

I grew up a diehard Yankees fan.

Show me a woman who is prouder of her clean kitchen than of her collection of lingerie and I'll show you a woman with enlarged pores.

It's very flattering to feel like you actually helped create a sub-genre.

Louis van Gaal is one of the most incredible coaches who's done a fantastic job in clubs all over Europe.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

I've obviously been born fortunate. I love people. I enjoy every single minute of my life.

I had a very angry father and was disconnected from my family.