I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

The best vision is insight.

Presence is more than just being there.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

If you've had a good time playing the game, you're a winner even if you lose.

To be a poet is a love affair, not a desire to dare.

Whatever is unlike Christ in conduct, speech, or disposition grieves the Spirit of grace.

If you prepare for old age old age comes sooner.

Distilling truth from overwhelming amounts of information is the essence of leadership.

I feel like really thinking about art and really appreciating it and learning the language of it just makes you more of a connoisseur. I believe that.

Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.

Moments of compassion are the most holy moments of life.

If you're afraid of movies that excite your senses, you're afraid of movies.

The perfect detective story cannot be written. The type of mind which can evolve the perfect problem is not the type of mind that can produce the artistic job of writing.

There is nothing steadfast in life but our memories. We are sure of keeping intact only that which we have lost.