“It is better to do something than to do nothing while waiting to do everything.”

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

Mountain tops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

Success is the ability to continue to move through total disaster.

Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Do not trust any statistics you did not fake yourself.

In war it does not matter who is right, but who is left.

Keep calm and carry on.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Never abandon life. There is a way out of everything except death.

Personally, I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

If you want to discover new oceans, you must first have the courage to leave shore.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.

Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

You know, there’s a big lie in this business. The lie is that it’s okay to go out in flames. But that doesn’t do anybody much good. I may be wrong, but I think Hendrix was trying to come around.

No matter what business you’re in, you can’t run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesn’t matter how many games you’ve won.

Movies are a whole different ball-game, now. It’s much more of a business – very scientific.

Didn’t want to be a star, wanted just to play guitar in this cockamamie business.

I wanted to become an engineer, or get a masters in business. But I had the opportunity to do films when I was about 25 and it was a great way to express myself.

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.

I started acting when I was seven-years-old. By the time I was 17 I would say: “If I’m not a star by the time I’m 18, I’ll get out of the business.”

I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager.