You must give permission for people to alter your thoughts. No matter how hard they knock, they can’t get into your brain unless you open the door.

I can only change the world by changing myself.

Oh, child, my child, if only you realized who you truly are.

Miracles happen when dreamers take action.

Don’t you dare focus your energy on the 99 reasons something can’t be done. Focus on the one thing you can do and the 99 won’t matter.

Dreamers Can.

The world is yours the moment you follow your own dreams.

Dreams grow bigger and bolder every time you nourish them.

Scrub your brain of any thoughts that don’t serve you, and to fill your mind with fresh, clean thinking that instills confidence, commitment, and ultimate success.

A dark thought will never lead you to the light because darkness is terrified of light.

Today is a gift that will be taken from you at day's end. Don't waste a moment, a chance, a lesson. You'll never live today again.

For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.

My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.

It is easier to confront a threat as a mass, a group, not individuals who must be evaluated one by one.

Music is one of the important things for me in cinema.

Nothing left to do but smile.

It's difficult for a company to be anywhere interesting in a world that is so dominated by prototypes and great and bright ideas.

I am egotistical, that I won't deny...I do think I'm good - in fact, I know I'm good...but I know that I don't appeal to everybody.

Jill : What causes sibling rivalry? Tim : Having more than one kid!

Young women growing into situations with no parents are usually material for exploitation in the brothels.