One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red spotlight... The truly wise person is color-blind.

Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

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

Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture.

Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two days of the year where we know the spurs are going to stay off the boots because the family doesn't have to work. It's such a nice - and rare - treat!

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

In fair weather prepare for foul.

Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.

Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

It's an ongoing joy being a dad.

We can no more do without spirituality than we can do without food, shelter, or clothing.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.