I keep my books at the British Museum and at Mudies.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.

If you ever look sideways at another man or attempt to refuse me I shall beat you. Got it?

No navigator has yet traced lines of latitude and longitude on the conjugal sea.

I'm a really spiritual person and I've never experienced anything. In fact I'm thinking of taking this ghost tour in Philly.

Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace

Leadership is obliged to justify itself daily.

You can't make good scores happen. You've got to let it happen.

Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.

Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away.

He alone is a redeemed being who causes no pain to others and avoids pain to himself.