Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and successful by examples.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.

The show [ Too Much Tuna] changed a lot, actually, which is risky when you get positive critical feedback.

Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.

I don't want them to be told to remember me.

It's empowering to be asked to look at what's possible, not told how to do it.

If you're good to your body, your body's good to you.

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?

My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it.

What is it that makes us suppose that we can more easily do twice tomorrow what we didn't do once today!

I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach.