My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.

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

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.

First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.

I had a New Year's kiss once. But it was like, 'Let's start the year off together,' and then we wound up breaking up the night after!

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.

We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

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

Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.

I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more.

A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.

Don't clap too hard - it's a very old building.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

There is nothing wrong with your marriage if you're dealing with bills and kids and the broken garbage disposal and in-laws and work demands. That's a normal marriage.

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

I think you have to be willing to take a bullet for somebody if you're going to stand up there, take your vows, and be married to them for the rest of your life.

Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die, but long after we are gone be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistence.