I was eleven, then I was sixteen. Though no honors came my way, those were the lovely years.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

Never follow the crowd.

Always do one thing less than you think you can do.

Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures.

You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache.

Millions saw the apple fall, Newton was the only one who asked why?

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.

Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts

Does man differ from the other animals? Only in posture. The rest are bent but he is a wild beast who walks upright.

My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function.

Einstein's space is no closer to reality than Van Gogh's sky.

You may find that making a difference for others makes the biggest difference in you.

I'll always take an artistic endeavor over a career move.

Do transvestites have to dress up for Halloween or do they pretty much qualify from the get-go?

Everyone who got where he is started where he was.

We are our own greatest surprise.

The more you reason the less you create.

Failure is inevitable; it happens all the time in a complex economy.