Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything.

You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings.

Power is the goal of religion in general.

When I countered that Archie Bunker didn't have to put down a race of people to say that, he replied, 'and you're the dumbest white kid I've ever met.'

I wanted to meet Bob Hope, and I got to know him pretty well.

Life is about having a good time.

I like getting up in the morning, and I like better having something to do when I get up in the morning.