If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.

The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.

The concept of God is as much a matter of speculation as faith.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not sleep for the favor of the kings of the world.

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.

Sometimes we buy things to impress people we may not even know.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

Integrity is the premium of your character.

I love short trips to New York; to me it is the finest three-day town on earth.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.