Egotist a person more interested in himself than in me.
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
The best way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement.
Unnecessary laws are not good laws, but traps for money.
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
Like other parents, I want my children to be comfortable in their adult lives.
I have goodwill in the film industry because I have always been disciplined.
I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There's something really, really fun about that.
For me, it's the ultimate to be able to nurture and nourish someone. They trust you. It's a basic form of intimacy in a community.
Tie up the hen that eats at your place and lays eggs elsewhere.
Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire. (A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.)
We're actually making stuff in America now. We're exporting stuff. We're inventing things.
I don't play for job security.
I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why.
When I do a film, I want people to be spellbound by it.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A man is known by his friends.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A poor workman always blames his tools.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A swarm in may is worth a load of hay; a swarm in june is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in july is not worth a fly.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.