If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all truly successful individuals, I’d say it’s the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts.

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.

Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.

You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.

None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.

There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people.

Comparison is the enemy to creativity.

aphorism 90: I am incorrigible. I would have every object of the universe mechanically predictable but myself.

There is nothing like fear to complicate one's consciousness, inducing previously unknown levels of reflection

Freedom is the most sophisticated form of control. The best lies use the truth.

I've always looked for the perfect life to step into. I've taken all the paths to get where I wanted.But no matter where I go, I still come home me.

Writing books is one of the ways that human beings deal with loss, especially when you don't have religious consolation available.

Being a perfectionist is not an evil thing.

For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.

We're comic. We're all comics. We live in a comic time. And the worse it gets the more comic we are.

Today’s generation of young people holds more power than any generation before it to make a positive impact on the world.