"I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on"

"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"

"If the world's a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it"

"I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one"

"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding"

"All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual"

"First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys"

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them"

"Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one"

"Opportunity makes a thief"

"Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile"