A successful career has been full of blunders.

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

In life, as in Chess, ones own Pawns block ones way. A mans very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him

Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

You cannot win without sacrifice.

A large family party is rather too much like a flight of tomtits; everlasting twitter, but no conversation; gregariousness without companionship.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.

I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.

Proverbs are potted wisdom.

Self-laudation abounds among the unpolished, but nothing can stamp a man more sharply as ill-bred.

You´re going to have to learn how to pat yourself on the back eventually. Start now. It´s not gloating.It´s taking pleasure in life´s goodness

Don't force to become the top, but loosen up to be the top....(as in don't try hard when people are before you but be glad... instead of working up your energy for the highest honor)

God clearly communicates His will for us through His Word.

Sharks don’t eat seafood because they like it, but because chicken can’t swim.

You do what you can to help your team win, whether it's playing that many minutes or 24 or whatever is asked of you, you do. You prepare yourself to play as much as you're asked to play.

We wanted to be as expansive as possible to make sure we didn't preclude some good ideas.

I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.

I don't have so many friends I can afford to drop one just because he tried to kill me.

There are only two ways: either we love-and love in action is service - or we put hatred into action and destroy.

Hate cannot be fought with hate. Evil cannot be conquered by darkness. Only love has the power to conquer them both.