An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.

Everyday is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we've got 24 hours each.

Before you worry about the beauty of your body, worry about the health of your body.

Pamela was beautiful, it was true, and I felt that submerged attraction to her that everyone felt for the beautiful.

Russia is leading a movement around the world to spread autocracy and authoritarianism.

The belief that tomorrow is a different place from today is certainly a unique hallmark of our species.

The sunset caught me, turned the brush to copper,/ set the clouds/ to one great roof of flame/ above the earth.

Recognize your highest calling as early in life as possible. Proactively and creatively persist, day in and day out. Leave an enduring legacy.

Regarding trials, including of our faith and patience, there are no exemptions-only variations.

When we can't see a pattern, we fit pieces together until one takes shape, because we have to.

All knowledge is good. It is impossible to say any fragment of knowledge, however insignificant or remote from one's ordinary pursuits, may not some day be turned to account.