Envy of other people shows how they are unhappy. Their continual attention to others behavior shows how they are boring.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

Now you may hear songs of kindness From every singing bird And from every dancing heart Let kindness be the part of your being

In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.

The final lesson a writer learns is that everything can nourish the writer. The dictionary, a new word, a voyage, an encounter, a talk on the street, a book, a phrase learned.

You are never too old to play chess!

I believe that with enough practice and good faith, you can learn to recognize when the work is achieved.

A novel is a piece of architecture. It's not random wallowings or confessional diaries. It's a building-it has to have walls and floors and the bathrooms have to work.

The real role of leadership in education ... is not and should not be command and control. The real role of leadership is climate control, creating a climate of possibility.

In every creepy movie ever made, the barn is the prime nesting ground for the things you don't know you're looking for and always regret finding.

In France a lot of songs were ruined by their associations with commercials. But so far no Apple commercial has ruined a song for me.

There is nothing more I should do to it now, and therefore I am not likely to be more ready to go than at this moment.