You can't put something together again unless you've torn it apart first.

Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair.

It is always man's ideas which drive his actions. This has, at times, resulted in great evil; but as we look around us, we cannot doubt that it has resulted in greater good.

Always speak politely to an enraged dragon.

Don't explain why it works; explain how you use it.

The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest.

One man's mistake is another man's opportunity.

A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.

I'm told I'm very charming when people do what I want.

Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble.

Appropriate action means to advance your own goals, without unintentional harm to anyone else.

...people with nothing to declare carry the most.

Fathom your motivation so that you understand what you are prepared to do and why.

So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.

The Divine does not come from somewhere above, it exists beyond time and space, and informs all life.

Nine-tenths of human law is about possession.

I'm a curiosity in Hollywood. I'm a big freak, because I'm myself!

In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.

One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity.

I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit.

I love women. I love all the bright and attractive people and things of this world, the flame and also the moth, the dancer and the dance.