Mel Brooks

"Life is too short to be serious all the time. If you can't laugh at yourself, call me – I'll laugh at you."

"Always look on the bright side of life."

"The secret to success is surrounding yourself with people smarter than you are."

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious."

"You have to believe you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the Super Bowl, so I'm kind of comfortable where we are."

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

"Every human being has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh, you're dead inside."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"A day without laughter is a day wasted."

"If you talk about it, it's a dream. If you envision it, it's real."

"I wanted to be a serious actor, but nobody would let me."

"Making people laugh is the greatest joy in the world."

"The key to a good life is to have a good laugh."

"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free."

"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall through an open sewer and die."

"Success is not about the destination; it's about the journey."

"Don't be afraid to fail. Failure is just another word for learning."

"The best part of my life has been lived after age forty."

"You need to believe in yourself when no one else does."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"The world is a stage, and we are all merely players."

"Laughter is the best medicine for the soul."

"Never give up on your dreams, no matter how impossible they seem."

"The greatest gift you can give yourself is time."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"Change is the only constant in life."

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."

"The man who doesn't read has no advantage over the man who can't read."

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

"All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name."