"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old."

"This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two."

"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and have the two as close together as possible."

"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed."

"Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair."

"Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made."

"Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius."

"For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself."

"A Muslim who meets with others and shares their burdens is better than one who lives a life of seclusion and contemplation."

"O, woe is me,To have seen what I have seen, see what I see!"

"Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. . . . Peace comes through hope."

"Necessity makes even the timid brave."