I care about strangers when they're abstractions, but I feel almost nothing when they're literally in front of me.

Necessity used to be the mother of invention, but then we ran out of things that were necessary.

People don’t remember lessons. They remember stories.

Instead of being frustrated by adversity, our mind focuses on the adventure of creativity with our thoughts. What a glorious paradise?

You can’t build rich lives simply by reading sermons or following abstract rules. Example is the best teacher. Moral improvement occurs most reliably when the heart is warmed,

Hangout with people who respect you. And people who inspire you.

I'm doing something now where I'm going to have to learn so much and that takes time nurturing, those kinds of relationships.

As Donald Trump's fortunes continue to slide, he's increasingly dragging the fortunes of senate republican's weapon.

Not only did he [Dean Acheson] not suffer fools gladly, he did not suffer them at all.

Everyone knows about The Who, but I didn't. I knew the popular songs like "I Can See For Miles." So that was the first song I worked on because it was the catchiest and easiest.

Semantics, or the study of meaning, remained undeveloped, while phonetics made rapid progress and even came to occupy the central place in the scientific study of language.

I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.