Humanity is outraged in me and with me.

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.

The cigar is the perfect complement to an elegant lifestyle.

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.

Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views.

Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.

It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.

The trade of authorship is a violent, and indestructible obsession.

You may impose silence upon me, but you can not prevent me from thinking.

Butterflies are but flowers that blew away one sunny day when Nature was feeling at her most inventive and fertile.

The intellect seeks, the heart finds.

Life is like a storm. At its worst, it's full of blinding fury, rage, and destruction. However, at its best, it is full of striking beauty and wonder.

Poverty deprives humanity of the basic necessities to live a meaningful life.

I was serious about retiring the first time, but the first week I was home my wife had SO many chores to do I went back.

The best teachers coach their students and the best coaches are great teachers.

It isn't very serious, I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

It is intensely frustrating. The longer you live, the more interesting life gets, and yet many of the parts involve carrying trays and putting lamb chops down in front of the leading man.

I like to rock and roll, but I'm a mushy guy, too. I want to be the guy that all the girls love and all the guys want to hang out with.

Don't let them make you doubt yourself. All the greatest visionaries in history have been told they were insane at some point.

You have to grab life by the throat and squeeze before it grabs you by your neck and breaks it. Own your destiny.