It is only the vulgar who are always fancying themselves insulted. If a man treads on another's toe in good society, do you think it is taken as an insult?

My roses are my jewels; the sun, moon, and stars my clocks; fruit and water my fare.

nobody is such a fool as to moider away his time in the slip-slop conversation of a pack of women.

... I shall go on making sublime and philosophical discoveries, and employing myself in deep, abstract studies.

Nature forms us in a certain manner, both inwardly and outwardly, and it is in vain to attempt to alter it.

Attempt always to uncover the beauty in everyday surroundings. If you cannot find it, then be the one to create it.

Success for me hasn't been about individual success. It's about the success of all those young boys and girls who I have the honor of working with.

The key to running a campaign on the cheap is to avoid spending money on anything other than projecting a message.

What is the function that a clergyman performs in the world? Answer: He gets his living by assuring idiots that he can save them from an imaginary hell.

What you risk reveals what you value.

Spirit, God, gathers unformed thoughts into their proper channels, and unfolds these thoughts, even as He opens the petals of a holy purpose in order that the purpose may appear.

People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts.

Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.

The best clients in the world are the people who cause you to struggle.

The ability to say no is a tremendous advantage for an investor.