Every declaration we make is like a seed planted, whose harvest we can't possibly foretell.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else's life.

Wisdom is the best gift you can ever build. It gets you to unimagined heights and knowledge follows it.

I know that I do not know, and uncertainty, certainly, is the cruelest of words.

Earn Nicely, spend wisely and you will live happily.

Manners and politeness will never become old-fashioned.

By learning to be more warm-hearted we can create a more compassionate world.

Hope lies in what action we take.

It is in the nature of the mind that the more we cultivate and familiarize ourselves with positive emotions, the more powerful they become.

The future can be different if we choose to make it so.

Respond to critics with humility. Most people are experts in finding problems with whatever others do. That should not be a surprise to you.

Being healed means committing to use your resources and knowledge.

Burn them all, little dragon.

Every marriage moves either toward enhancing one another’s glory or toward degrading each other.

You cannot understand what a person is saying unless you understand who they are arguing with.

A lot of my work is about questioning the stability and permanence of architecture, and, in turn, the stability of society.

Parents must lead by example. Don't use the cliche; do as I say and not as I do. We are our children's first and most important role models.

You want to sing this song. And so it goes on until eventually, after - well, however long it can take - sometimes a few days, sometimes months - you piece the whole thing together.

I try to paint what I have found and not what I look for. In art, intentions are of little importance.

Well, I like way downtown near the Battery. I lived down there at this time and for, I guess, the following well, this is where I moved to uptown and I've been here for four years and this is 1965.