“What a swarm of sophists you lot have swirled up!”

“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”

“Life gives you lots of chances to screw up which means you have just as many chances to get it right.”

“A lot of people get so hung up on what they can't have that they don't think for a second about whether they really want it.”

“Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. You can fill your life up with ideas and still go home lonely. All you really have that really matters are feelings. That's what music is to me.”

“Politics is a lot like sex - if you want something, you have to ask for it, if they’re not doing it right you’ve got to speak up and show them and if you still don’t get what you want, then there is nothing wrong with doing it yourself.”

“A lot of actors ask me “what do you do? How do you get into the business?” My only answer is don’t be discouraged. … You have to commit your life to it, almost, and never give up. It’s a cliché, but it’s true.”

“Inside all of us is a boss. You just gotta go find her. That’s the truth. Everyone is capable. Everyone has the ability. A lot of it is timing. A lot of it is right place, right time. A lot of it is not giving up. A lot if it is push, dreams, following those [dreams] through, and tenacity. You can do it. It’s going to be hard. People are going to tell you no. But no matter what your goal is in life, there’s always a way. You just have to look for that way. Sometimes you have to make that way. Sometimes you have to go around people. Sometimes you may have to go through people. But there’s always a way to make it happen.”

“Government doesn’t louse up everything, but it sure louses up a lot of what it promises to deliver.”

“Kids can handle a lot more than you think they can. It's when they get to be grown up that you have to start worrying.”