Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind.

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

Extremists think "communication" means agreeing with them.

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service of Christendom and the church.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precious.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after theyre dead.

The purpose of life is not to be happy but to matter to be productive to be useful to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.

Machines certainly can solve problems, store information, correlate, and play games - but not with pleasure.

The purpose of life is not to be happy "but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all.

I used to play football with a load of lads, and I would be like a secret agent going out with a hat on so they wouldn't see my hair in a bun.

They have been talking about a dictatorship and they were right because theres a dictatorship and theres a government that has been fighting that dictatorship the dictatorship of the media.

And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's good; I like her.

My own feeling on the consumer is that he - he or she looks at what it costs them to pay their bills every month as opposed to how much debt they have.

Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.

My kids and I are spending time together. And we're enjoying that. Family is important; I was gone a lot in the 20 years of public service.

Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.

I think that President Obama is beginning to realize that a lot of his plans have backfired.

In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy.

Shonda Rhimes is at the top of television.

I'd rather have 1000 of our fans than 10,000 Kid Rock fans!

My ego's not the kind that says, 'I want to be an actor and be accepted as that.'

My secret is simple. I have a very short attention span, and writing lots of things fast appeases that very attention span.

Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual.

Wealth is like sea water the more we drink the thirstier we become and the same is true of fame.

It's only the losers named 'Dave' that think having an unusual name is bad, and who cares what they think? They're named 'Dave.'

I do not think athletes should get a free pass. I don't think we should train our children and future athletes to believe that they are above the law and morality.

Do or do not. There is no try.

Because of my filming commitments in America, you have to sign contracts where you can't change your physical appearance.

Everyone needs help when they try something new.

When art calls you have to follow it. It doesnt happen often so take the opportunity when it strikes. In all reality what I do is art. I do create fabulous pieces of decorative baked goods.