People who are employed in a way they don't like - my heart cries for them.

We've got a low turnover management group and executive group who've grown up in the business.

If I had been a bricklayer Id still have been a journeyman.

I get a bit of a kick out of exporting private enterprise and incentives.

Work hard, use your common sense and don't be afraid to trust your instincts.

I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.

There were around 1,000 stores when I was made president.

You can't work on 15 problems at the same time.

You need to decide what problems, what opportunities, what projects you're going to work on.

I prayed for all his dreams to come true. I prayed that I would always be able to connect with him--even if I was no longer on earth.

Often we read to strengthen our beliefs but not to think.

The better you get, the better you better get.

His attention. Sweet and intense at the same time. Like a barley sugar I could untwist from its plastic and hold in my mouth. A flood of secret pleasure.

I think my characters - well, at least a few of them - are hoping or searching for some kind of contact with god.

God's command 'Go ye, and preach the gospel to every creature' was the categorical imperative. The question of personal safety was wholly irrelevant.

If you choose to get off the beaten path here, you'll find yourself in a situation where everything looks the same.

I guess life is full of maybes.

"The New York Times" is reporting correctly that women had accused a presidential candidate of sexual assault. Now that's news on any level. I mean you can't argue that that's not news.

The sun shines. Readers read.