A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

I have always been attracted to male writers who can demonstrate their love and affection for women with ease, yet not draw attention to themselves.

Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie.

The news is the one thing the networks can point to with pride. Everything else they do is crap, and they know it.

At Texas A&M you learn first to follow, then to develop and practice your leadership skills, and finally you become someone others want to follow.

Even knaves may be made good for something.

Goals dictate how matches go.

What do you possess if you possess not God?

If you are to stay in the good graces of the powerful, you had best, however unobtrusively, please the servants of the powerful.

Stories, like whiskey, must be allowed to mature in the cask.

Without self awareness we are as babies in the cradles.