However much or little I had written, on a subsequent reading it always seemed so fundamentally flawed that I had to destroy it immediately and begin again.

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.

But my mom shook her head at him and said to me, "Yes, you made your bed, but for heaven's sakes, don't just lie in it!

I am not doddery... doddery I am not!

Having seen a non-market economy, I suddenly understood much better what I liked about a market economy.

A statesman's words, like butcher's meat, should be well weighed.

He wrapped himself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.

You need to have a culture where people have very high quality standards in everything the company does, but still move quickly.

Coal is my worst nightmare.

It's nice to go back with people that you already trust.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.