Why aren't you more grateful when I prove how wrong you've been?

Instead of past, present and future, I'd prefer chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target

Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.

Please don't lie to me,unless,you're sure I'll never find out the truth.

The greatest obstacle to discovering the truth is being convinced that you already know it.

I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy.

I'll give up my bad habits as soon as equally satisfying good habits become available.

I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent.

Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?

Courage is indispensible because in politics not life but the world is at stake.

Ordinary people want everything the world does better. Extraordinary people focus on what they do best.

Vocation is different from talent. One can have vocation and not have talent

All men that are ruined are ruined on the side of their natural propensities.

I love the urban comedies, because they keep you famous, keep you having fun, and keep you in love with the business. Those are my roots. I'll always love doing those.

I write reviews of science books for the Boston Globe, so I like to give science books.

I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film.

I'm forty four; I'm way closer to dead than I am life of the party.

I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player.

Without an adversary prowess shrivels. We see how great and efficient it really is only when it shows by endurance what it is capable of.