I've seen rock stars agonize over the fact that another artist has far more Facebook 'likes' and Twitter followers than they do.

You have to build systems to protect against your lesser self.

Without commitment, you cannot have depth in anything, whether it's a relationship, a business or a hobby.

In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out.

If there was anything I'd learned, it's that the man never chooses the woman. All he can do is give her an opportunity to choose him.

It's not enough to just be yourself. You must be your best self

Rapport equals trust plus comfort.

To get a woman, you have to be willing to risk losing her.

The good thing is that women have such high expectations of men that it inspires us to live up to them. That's what I learned about male-female relationships.

there are only so many ways to get rejected or ignored. It doesn't hurt at all anymore because why should someone who's a complete stranger have any control over your sense of selfworth?

One of the things I'd learned ... was how to take a compliment. Just say, "Thank you." It's the only response a confident person can make.

But words in a book were one thing. The true test came in battle.

If men are so wicked with religion what would they be without it?

We are aware only of the empty space in the forest, which only yesterday was filled with trees.

The company must not throw money away on huge bonuses for executives or other frivolities but must share its fate with the workers.

I think I did 97 pitch meetings, and even at the 97th meeting, there were questions I was getting that I hadn't had in the - you know, any of the 96 preceding ones.

The noble soul occupies itself with wisdom and friendship.

The lifeblood of job creation in America is small business, but they can't get access to credit.

I am not a sound bite person. I prefer to run at the mouth.

So the danger of conservative judicial activism has been averted for another year. Stay tuned.

With diligence it is possible to make anything run slowly.