I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

We identify in our experience a differentiation between what we do and what happens to us.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.

I’m half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times.

The idea is to try to give all the information to help others to judge the value of your contribution; not just the information that leads to judgment in one particular direction or another.

I was born during the war and grew up in a time of rationing. We didn’t have anything. It’s influenced the way I look at the world.

Only those who want everything done for them are bored.

It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.

If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

You can change your world by changing your words… Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.

Any experience that touches you, in any particular way, is good. It can be a horrible experience.

When you’re doing a film and the majority of the film is cast black, for me, it’s most important to get people to view those movies as just movies, as just good movies. At the end of the day, regardless of the color of the cast, we’re all doing the same thing in this business: trying to make a good film.

I’m 5’11, so when I wear heels, it’s definitely a really good view that I have. I’m, like, 6’2 when I wear heels, so I tend to wear cowboy boots a lot.

It’s the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.

I never think about myself as an artist working in this time. I think about it in macro.

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract; or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

I’ve watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it’s because they tend to believe all the hype that’s out there. I don’t think there’s that much hype about me.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Whenever I’m around some who is modest, I think, ‚Run like hell and all of fire.‘ You don’t want modesty, you want humility.

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no good. We can’t let our circumstances or what others do or don’t do control us. We can decide to be happy regardless.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

To be honest, I think kids have got a lot more going on than adults. They’ve got their heads screwed on a lot better.

The frontier between hell and heaven is only the difference between two ways of looking at things.

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it’s the real test of your character and of your faith to say, ‚Things are not going our way, but I’m still being good to people; I’m still attending church; I still have a good attitude.‘

Some people take defeat and losses a certain way. You see how some fighters take losses.

You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.

Some men see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and say why not.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.

Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.

Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality.

It’s different from being 21 and you think there’s endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.

What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Be a force of love as often as you can and turn away negative thoughts whenever you feel them surface.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

You can’t think; you just gotta do things.

I have a self-defense mind. I’ve had it all my life.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

‚Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

I grew up with the biologists. I know how they think.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

How do you know what it’s like to be stupid if you’ve never been smart?