I think that an author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

If I facepalm myself too much, maybe the pimples will go away.

What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act?

I am Not The Best, But I Have The Potential To Be Something Great.

It is also a victory to know when to retreat.

"The dream is real but it does not last" - This is an illusion.

To be an ally is a formal military alliance. And we have a formal military alliance in NATO. But we are partners with other countries all across the world. And they're - they will be a partner.

Everything is possible for an eccentric, especially when he is English.

I still had an irrational desire to do an interpretive dance about rainbows, but it was a small price to pay for being healed.

The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.

I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back.