Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

Work alone is noble.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

I don't even drink! I can't stand the taste of alcohol. Every New Year's Eve I try one drink and every time it makes me feel sick. So I don't touch booze - I'm always the designated driver.

Always expect the unexpected. Right around Thanksgiving, when the new Alex Cross will be out. It's called Four Blind Mice and it's a pretty amazing story about several murders inside the military.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.

Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

I am but an architectural composer.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not.

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

When people come to my act any time after Thanksgiving, I usually say, You shouldn't be here. You should be shopping. Our economy depends on you! You should be out there buying stuff.'

What worries you, masters you.

Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past but also the future.

And currently, there are four to five new works in the pipeline for upcoming celebrations such as the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Australian Federation, my 50th Birthday, and Sydney Dance Company's 25th Anniversary.

This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments - and you get the tears at the end, too.