"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward."

"If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability."

"What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them."

"History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today."

"Sometimes people take it for granted that they had success, especially nowadays when you have instant stardom. A lot of people feel entitlement and nobody is entitled to anything."

"Well, you can't be trying to achieve success of any kind in this business without accepting that there's going to be a flip side to it."

"Fame is something that is bestowed upon you because of success. Success is something you have to chase."

"The secret to success is to be optimistic and completely relentless."