I get up in the morning, torture a typewriter until it screams, then stop.

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast.

I get up in the morning, torture a typewriter until it screams, then stop.

My father didn't tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.

He didnt tell me how to live he lived and let me watch him do it.

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.

When you want to persuade, you'll always get further by asking a question than by making a statement.

The glass is always half full: I have no time for anything negative - and actually, I've bought crystals for all my team, so they all carry crystals as well.

It's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe.

I've been a fanatic about working out all my life.

The world was made, not in time, but simultaneously with time. There was no time before the world.

I don't miss 'EastEnders.' I did a two-stretch. That was enough.

Guardians are necessary for children and abnormal adults, because they cannot make responsible choices for themselves.

Each individual piece is a calculated attempt to entice women to add to their wardrobe.

One goal of law - as we learn in law school from the first day of contracts - is to deter bad behavior.

Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

The office of the public teacher is an unenviable and thankless one.

Character is not created on the spot.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

The mind's passion is all for singling out. Obscurity has another tale to tell.

I hope to be 70 and sitting at the table with journalists, talking about my films.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Israel is the canary in the mine. What happens to Israel will eventually happen to America itself.

That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sanity.

If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.

I guess I'm afraid to retire because I don't know what I would do. I don't know what my talent is. So I don't know. So maybe I'm afraid to stop, but I've got to stop.

I never felt terribly comfortable in the public eye.