I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.

I'm going to beat this cancer or die trying.

I'm not the kind of person who gives up without a fight.

I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love.

You can die of the cure before you die of the illness.

I've fought hard and now I'm weary to the bone.

Dreaming is one thing, and working towards the dream is one thing, but working with expectations in mind is very self-defeating.

I want people to laugh and cry, not just sit and stare at the TV.

The one thing I need to leave behind is good memories.

Boy, you gotta be real sick to get this much attention.

Every script I've written and every series I've produced have expressed the things I most deeply believe.

I believe that there is God in all of us.

I don't mind dying if I have to, but I'm damned if I want to pay for the guarantee. I'm sorry.

I love my work. I've had three successful series, and I want to find out if I can make a fourth.

I think all of us create our own miracles.

I've got nine kids, nine dogs, three grandkids - and one in the oven. And three parrots!

I've had a good life. Enough happiness, enough success.

Less than 1 percent of the patients treated are alive at the end of five years.

Life has been good to me. It's not like I missed an awful lot. I had a pretty good lick here. Every moment gets a little more important.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think viewers are hungry for shows in which people say something meaningful.