“Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.”

Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.

Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.

Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.

I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.

Become someone’s hero.

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.

A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.

Just because you’re from the minimalist school, it doesn’t mean you can’t go big.

The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.

Whenever a songwriter writes a big hit, then the next 20 songs they write – no matter how bad they are – get recorded.

American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.

We still don’t understand how the big bang and evolving all the way to the human species and so on. So all of this is going to be a very, very exciting to the new people.

All you have to do is say “yes.” Don’t make some big project out of it. Don’t make some big deal out of it. Just say “yes.” You don’t even know what it means to say “yes,” but you say it anyway. You’ll never know what it means to say “yes,” but you do it anyway.

My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life.

I would like to sing the theme tune of a big film – something like ‘Titanic’.