I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

When my marriage broke up... I had just put on 45 pounds for my 'Shall We Dance?' character. I had to eat 10,000 calories a day just to put on weight while training with Tony Dovolani. I basically stayed in bed for a six-month rotation of depression naps. Dance helped me lose the weight.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable.

Every year, I hear about Thanksgiving. Who do one give thanks to? ... And who is giving thanks? What are they giving thanks for? For lots of poverty that's on the earth and lots of war that is a-rumoring all over the earth? For lots of people who die daily and the crime that multiply?

All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

Well, my wife and I were married in a toilet - it was a marriage of convenience!

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.

My New Year's Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.

Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ.

There is no greater glory than love, nor any greater punishment than jealousy.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.