Character is the sum and total of a person's choices.

Character is the sum and total of a person's choices.

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the read more

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. - The Business of Life.

It's great to work with somebody who wants to do things differently.

It's great to work with somebody who wants to do things differently.

Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time read more

Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time success. If not, it's much ado about nothing. [On the prospects for his 1997 movies The Rainmaker and Good Will Hunting].

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; read more

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than read more

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.

Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you.

Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.