You either go along with the system - conform to what is expected to be a hit - or you have very tough going.

Silence is the sure sign that you're on your way out in Hollywood.

Living with a conscience is like driving with the brakes on.

Very few fighters get the consideration of racehorses, which are put out to pasture to grow old with dignity and comfort when they haven't got it anymore.

Fights can be dumped in a dozen ways. Sometimes everybody but the fighter knows. Sometimes only the fighter knows.

You can't eat your friends and have them too.

I could have had class. I could have been a contender.

Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts.

As much as I love boxing, I hate it. And as much as I hate it, I love it.

You either go along with the system - conform to what is expected to be a hit - or you have very tough going.

Hey, you want to hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you.

Being a mum changed me for the better.

Happiness is the aim of life. Virtue is the foundation of happiness. Utility is the test of virtue. If the wise be the happy man as the sages say he must be virtuous too for without virtue happiness cannot be.

I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.

Dost thou know what life is, my child? Hast thou comprehended the action of those springs which produce existence? Hast thou examined thyself?

True happiness is not attained through self gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

I make very basic country rustic furniture.

I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own.

A lot of my training is in classical theatre; I've done a lot of classical plays in New York and also at the Guthrie and here and there across the country.

I hope I never get so old I get religious.

With existing technology, we can enforce airport security without sacrificing our personal privacy.

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being healed becomes the only goal - 'I'm not letting go until I get what I want' - it's a problem.

Every little helps

The domestic violence policy has been given to our players. My personal view is there's no place in our society for it. I think, especially with the emphasis and education that's out there now, let's hope better light will be shined on this area.

Serbia has become a pariah nation, untouchable like a leper.

I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.

I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis.

If I weren't a writer, I think I might have thrown myself more enthusiastically into advertising. But, it's difficult to imagine being a diligent copywriter. It would be quite exasperating for me.

I am cheerful. I don't know if I'm happy. There is a difference, you know.

I long to get back into theater.

We've built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.

Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that.

A pet is never truly forgotten until it is no longer remembered.