A bad penny always turns up.
A barking dog never bites.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A change is as good as a rest.
A dog is a man's best friend.
A fish always rots from the head down.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A golden key can open any door.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
A good man is hard to find.
A person is known by the company he keeps.
A house is not a home.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A leopard cannot change its spots.
I wouldn't go out of my way to experience the indignity of middle-age just because it might be good meat for a story.
I'm not representing anyone - not Israelis, not Palestinians - I'm just a storyteller trying to raise more questions than give answers.
I'm fascinated by religion, but I'm not particularly religious.
Wipe the nose of your neighbor's son and let him marry your daughter.
That's unlikely to change any time soon.
I'm a guy who shakes your hand and will never let you down. I have a code of honor and I don't lie.
You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.
I can't think of a better model for Haiti rebuilding than Rwanda.
It's absolutely fantastic, I just thought she really captured the sense of training a goshawk, it is so difficult.
I always say, 'If it looks good on a T-shirt, it would probably be a pretty cool title or cool song.'
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.
The man that makes a character, makes foes.
Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby.
It won't matter who starts and who plays, the most important thing is the Egyptian national team and we will do our best.