It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.

Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

What keeps so many people back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.

We lift ourselves by our own thought; we climb upon our vision of ourselves.

Human beings can't bear silence. It would mean that they would bear themselves.

The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team.

Research is always a very necessary part of my process because all of my books to this point have been historical. Time spent in the library adds to one's wealth as a writer or artist.

Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it.

The word "prodigy" was thrown around a lot, but I didn't understand what that meant, or the weight of it. It didn't really mean anything to me, until I was older and could look back on it.

More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.

Architecture is not a profession, it is a discipline.

The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator.

I think peace should be done not only among governments but among people. It was impossible before the Facebook.

There are no grotesques in nature; not anything framed to fill up empty cantons, and unnecessary spaces.