"The spark of ambition becomes a blaze of accomplishment only through disciplined persistence. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle added 34 tells us that life is lesson 34."

"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence."

"Morality is contraband in war."

"My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories."

"The characters I've played, especially Bret Maverick and Jim Rockford, almost never use a gun, and they always try to use their wits instead of their fists."

"While everyone else is thinking about economics and politics, executive salaries and the future of the euro, do the opposite, even if it's hard. Invest in the spirit."

"In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it."