My home office and workshop are on an overlook on the only deep river gorge on the entire length of the Mississippi River.

Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo is arguably the world's most famous polymath. So many thoughts and so many different ideas!

I'm a writer and I also do a lot of professional speaking on risk taking and creativity as well.

I work with a lot of different editors at different publishers and magazines and so on, and having a system of shared folders makes keeping track of things a snap.

I think it's important to associate with positive, upbeat people.

I'd love to get ideas on overcoming jet lag.

You get energy from other people, so hang out with energetic people.

Yeah, it's a weird little niche, but by God, it's my niche.

In my office, I like it quiet, so I can concentrate.

I started a funny book from the 1930s called The Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse. Wodehouse is a comic genius.

Every day, I walk with my dog - summer, winter (it gets -20 F in Saint Paul), rain or shine. The nicer the day, of course, the longer the walk.

Every tough situation, toughen the soul.

He wanted to stay there forever, letting her soothe him, pretending he was just a kid and his mom could make everything okay.

Life=Unconditional loveIf you can feel this equation. I said IF you can FEEL this equation you can solve any mystery of life and finally you will understand life is not a mystery.

Electricity is doing for the distribution of energy what the railroads have done for the distribution of materials.

Your weaknesses will never develop, while your strengths will develop infinitely.

To be a woman in your forties, I think it's a fantastic decade.

That woman was sexy. . . . Out of your league? Son, let women figure out why they won't screw you. Don't do it for them.

Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.

Fischer prefers to enter Chess history alone

I've been around fighters enough to know that you have to be able to give 100 percent of your effort and time into training for a sport.