Reason is inherently expansionist. It seeks universal application.

Cheats prosper until there are enough who bear grudges against them to make sure they do not prosper.

You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been.

When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive-- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love

Impatient men are generous ones. Or haven't you learned that by now?

If poor people are spending their own money, it is amazing how fast they will figure out how to keep a lid on medical bills.

A bank is a confidence trick. If you put up the right signs, the wizards of finance themselves will come in and ask you to take their money.

Telegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.

The heart is the chief feature of a functioning mind.

Management philosophy: Pay attention to the vital fiew and ignore the trivial many. I could go insane if I obsessed over every little details of all my companies.

It's really corny to say, but if you are happily married and have good kids, that is about 98 per cent of what you should be seeking to achieve.

Each time I had an internship to do or an essay to write, I would always do it in the field of cinema. Nobody in my family worked in film and nobody could understand it.