Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

Gambling: A sure way to get nothing from something.

I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience.

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the one that begins, 'Have you read - .'

Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.