A man who cannot command his temper, his attention, and his countenance should not think of being a man of business.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Only in death will we have our own names since only in death are we no longer part of the effort. In death we become heroes.

Leaders build the future with clays of the past. Every good moment gives them ideas

I think they assign things to students which are way over their heads, which destroy your love of reading, rather than leading you to it. I don't understand that. Gosh.

I believe books should be like a prime rib steak ~ good and thick.

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams

She was carrying two coffees and a donut bag, and right then and there, he fell in love."-Animal Magnetism

The insight to see possible new paths the courage to try them the judgment to measure results-these are the qualities of a leader.

I think each of us can, through our writing, discover our super power

You cannot have companies where many of the largest ones lose money indefinitely without someone finally waving the white flag, and IBM is the most recent example of that.

Am I allowed to ask my book / whether it's true I wrote it?