Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair.

It is always man's ideas which drive his actions. This has, at times, resulted in great evil; but as we look around us, we cannot doubt that it has resulted in greater good.

Always speak politely to an enraged dragon.

Don't explain why it works; explain how you use it.

The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest.

One man's mistake is another man's opportunity.

A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be.

I'm told I'm very charming when people do what I want.

Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble.

Appropriate action means to advance your own goals, without unintentional harm to anyone else.

No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style.

One foundation of loving relationships is curiosity, keeping open to the idea that we have much to learn even about those we have been close to for decades.

As a business leader you have to ask yourself, “Am I creating a consumer environment that is conducive to loyalty?” If the answer is no, FIX IT!

From now on when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I planned to say, Amnesiac.

Big fish eat small fish with as much right as they have power.

Whenever I find my will to live becoming too strong, I read Peter Watts

Affection, like melancholy, magnifies trifles.

Often it doesn't occur to you what kind of novel you're writing until quite late on.

What shall we do with...the Jews?...their homes also should be razed and destroyed.

I have had to empty two family homes during the last few years - first, the house that had been my grandmothers since 1923, and then my own country home, which we had lived in for over twenty years.

They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods?