Any hand that I’ve shaken, any person that I met when I was Joe Blow, now that I’m this guy Kevin Hart, has come back. That’s why I treat everybody with respect. I’m always a nice pleasant guy to meet because when they come back to you, they remember.

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

One cannot violate the promptings of one’s nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don’t live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

Bad men are full of repentance.

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

That’s something I think is growing on me as I get older: happy endings.

I’m just like you – I want to be a good human being. I’m doing my best, and I’m working at it. And I’m trying to be a Christian. I’m always amazed when people walk up to me and say, ‚I’m a Christian.‘ I always think, ‚Already? You’ve already got it?‘ I’m working at it. And at my age, I’ll still be working at it at 96.

I’m very secure about my talents and about who I am.

I was bullied as a boy – lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.

Life is a matter of really tough choices.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.

I hate to be smart.

Die to everything of yesterday so that your mind is always fresh, always young, innocent, full of vigor and passion.

If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl.

I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can’t get bitter, we can’t get jaded.

I disagree with everything I used to say.

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice.

Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane… There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.

I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something’s not good enough, and I won’t stop until I feel like I’ve made it. I’m never satisfied.

Honoring the priesthood fosters respect, respect promotes reverence, and reverence invites revelation.

I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great.

I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I’d have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Don’t bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don’t feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace.

Over the years I’ve learned how to lock myself up in a prison of hope, knowing that God has nothing but His best planned for me. He promised me things concerning my ministry and my life.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

I am who I am and I say what I think. I’m not putting a face on for the record.

I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.

You have to be smart. The easy days are over.

What’s really hard is that you could care a lot for someone and not want to live with him anymore.

I was ironing my own clothes when I was 11 years old. My mental strength goes back to those days.

Learn to say ‚no‘ to the good so you can say ‚yes‘ to the best.

Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.

The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

Make bold choices and make mistakes. It’s all those things that add up to the person you become.

Please think of me like an endangered species and just observe me quietly from far away. If you try to talk to me or touch me casually, I may get intimidated and bite you. So please be careful.

That’s the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me.

I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak.

Real life is the life that’s in you, not your circumstances, like where you live or what job you have or who you’re in relationship with.

I’m always cast in these strange men… that’s not me, really.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.

To deal with individual human needs at the everyday level can be noble sometimes.

My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.

I’m very at ease, and I like it. I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn’t think that was part of my makeup. But somebody said that as you get older you become the person you always should have been, and I feel that’s happening to me. I’m rather surprised at who I am, because I’m actually like my dad!

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

I feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it’s a vibe.

It’s absolutely normal that different human beings want to go different ways.

Every writer has his writing technique – what he can and can’t do to describe something like war or history. I’m not good at writing about those things, but I try because I feel it is necessary to write that kind of thing.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Fortunately, we have help from the media. I have to say this: I’m very grateful for the support and kindness that we’ve gotten. People have respected their privacy and in that way, I think, you know, no matter what people may feel about my husband’s policies or what have you, they care about children and that’s been good to see.

A man’s character is his fate.

There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.