For life in general there is but one decree: youth is a blunder manhood a struggle old age a regret.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Your business values can make you soar above the competition.

I think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books

In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers.

I ignore Hallmark Holidays. And this comes from a guy who has sold a million Opus greeting cards.

I was always explaining why my term papers were never on time. I think that's where I got my acting training!

That Yes, I know what you mean-that is the technical definition of Best Friend Forever.

I see nothing but a world of ruins, where a kind of front line is possible only in the catacombs.

The context of the gospel message is not our benefit or our salvation; the context of the gospel is the supremacy of Christ and the glory of God.

What we know about God is important, but what we do with what we know about God is even more important.

The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.