I could have an office all to myself but since my collaborators don’t have one, then I too am contented to have a desk in a shared room.

Making mistakes is the privilege of the active. It is always the mediocre people who are negative, who spend their time proving that they were not wrong.

The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.

Most things remain undone. Glorious future!

Time is your most important resource. You can do so much in ten minutes. Ten minutes; once gone is gone for good.

Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.

Happiness is not reaching your goal. Happiness is being on the way.

The word impossible has been and must remain deleted from our dictionary.

Simplicity and common sense should characterize planning and strategic direction.

Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.

Waste of resources is a mortal sin at IKEA.

I know your soul. Everything else is just an ornament.

The moment we see beyond our personal desires to be felt sympathy for, that is the time we can actually start the journey to that final destination of true forgiveness.

Isn't it time for you to free yourself from your past in order to enjoy the beauty of the present?

War is a soul-shattering experience for the innocent.

I'm such a fan of Deadwood. I love the characters in that. They're such wonderful characters. I'm a fan of The Wire. Those are all heavily character-based shows.

Within National Parks is room--glorious room--room in which to find ourselves, in which to think and hope, to dream and plan, to rest and resolve.

A writer who takes political, social or literary positions must act only with the means that are his. These means are the written words.

Calvin was very clever. We did the pictures and made the commercial, and that really worked.

The person, whom you favored with a loan, if he be a good man, will think himself in your debt after he has paid you.

To err is human, but to forgive, well that's right on.