Justice without mercy is tyranny

The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax.

Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.

With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy.

Work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people.

My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season.

The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake. You can't learn anything from being perfect.

I celebrate a victory when I start walking off the field. By the time I get to the locker room, I'm done.

I love teaching. It's a job that lasts forever. Whatever you teach children today travels with them far into the future.

Printing money is the last resort of desperate governments when all other policies have failed.

Writing is a miracle. You can travel anywhere in the world, to any time and any place — and still be home in time to have dinner.

Public symbols matter. They are one of the ways we tell each other, and the world, what we honor.

The 1st day, I stood in the kitchen leaning against the counter watching Annie feed the cats, and I knew I wanted to do that forever.

The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do.

The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.

But when I was a teenager, the idea of spending the rest of my life in a factory was real depressing. So the idea that I could become a musician opened up some possibilities I didn't see otherwise.

You're going to see new processes that utilize waste as the source of energy, so there's no petroleum consumed in the process - that makes the energy balance uniformly positive.

Not taking yourself too seriously, that's the important thing.

Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world.

There's a sameness and comfort level you get living in a country like America.

Every actor wants more offers, but I get enough and I do like to be busy.