The key to a happy marriage is myself being absent for long periods of time. My wife Leesa and I will celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary next year, but if my comedy gigs petered out and I was around the house more, we'd 100% be getting divorced.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.

I am drawn to women who are independent and creative, which is problematic because it's a struggle, a competition of careers. There's jealousy.

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.

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.

God's mercy is fresh and new every morning.

Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder.

I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church.

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

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.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.

I think that when you get dressed in the morning, sometimes you're really making a decision about your behavior for the day. Like if you put on flipflops, you're saying: 'Hope I don't get chased today.' 'Be nice to people in sneakers.'

My husband and I went to Bald Head Island for our four-year anniversary. We spent the night in bed with champagne, tequila and Krispy Kreme doughnuts and watched a boxing match on Showtime.

Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Jealousy is the fear of comparison.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep.

The sun is new each day.