It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are.

For me, I find that even though I've accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn't give me a sense of satisfaction.

I was brought up as a Catholic, and I'm no longer a Catholic. I don't talk about my beliefs too much in public probably because I feel very strongly that it's something personal - more than personal, it's private.

People who laugh together generally don't kill each other.

Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.

Jean Paul Sartre says in "No Exit" that hell is other people. Well, our task in life is to make it heaven. Or at least earth.