I know that great gifts come at a price, and that not all talent inspires admiration.

Wedlock is a narrow business.

If I wish to be well in my mind, then I must write, and there is no cure for my ambition, and thank the Lord for that.

I speak of knowledge, sir, which is not the bed-equal of learning ... I speak of what comes from learning. I speak of understanding.

...the wrath of God pales beside that of man.

Nothing is more important than our family where our heart dwells.

Winning is great but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.

Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen.

The guys that make game winners are the guys that are not afraid to miss them.

It is not about being thin. It is about staying healthy and fit. I need to live a long time to fulfil all the things I want to do. I want to be walking around at 90.

If you can but give to the fainting soul at your door a cup of water from the wells of truth, it shall flash back on you the radiance of God. As you save, so shall you be saved.

The knowledgeable person lives with a question mark '?' and the man of awe and wonder lives with an exclamation mark.

Creativity depends on a number of things: experience, including knowledge and technical skills; talent; an ability to think in new ways; and the capacity to push through uncreative dry spells.

When people are inspired, they don't need motivation.