"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

"The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can."

"An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work."

"Wealth flows from energy and ideas."

"I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso."

"My kids are not that interested in my movie career, by the way. My son, in particular, never talks about it. He just wants me as his dad."

"In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering audiences to advertisers. People are the merchandise, not the shows. The shows are merely the bait."

"So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you - and fight alongside you - until the job is done. Until New Orleans is all the way back, all the way."