I have always looked after the little things of my business; weightier matters will take care of themselves.

We Shall Build Good Ships Here; At A Profit If We Can, At A Loss If We Must, But Always Good Ships.

Whatever is not nailed down is mine. What I can pry loose is not nailed down.

Each stage of your lifeis like petals of a flower... unfolding and opening until it comes to full bloom...You will blossom and then you die...But know that this is not your ending.

Your identity depends on your heart's ability to excuse not on the power or the money you own.

We have to use our reasoning capacity and set long-term goals based on our deepest values.

My dream is to be a doctor. I'm almost working in a laboratory, because I'm trying new techniques, new directions and fabrics, new weaving.

Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.

You are a Virginian, and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular; you are very much otherwise. And you can write ten times better than I can.

Withholding a decision is a decision.

Inside you there's an artist you don't know about.

When you compete against everyone else, no one wants to help you. But when you compete against yourself, everyone wants to help you.