So many of my family and friends had lost their battles against cancer. What could I do that my relatives and friends had not? What could I do that would be different?

Dedicated researchers seek better treatments and cures for diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer's and every form of cancer. But these scientists face an array of disincentives. We can do better.

My experience indicates that most people who've accumulated a great deal of wealth haven't had that as their goal at all. Wealth is only a by-product, not the original motivation.

The past is always triple-A. We can all remember what the past was. But if we try to make the future triple-A, we have no future. The future is always single-B.

The future of our country is not found in our boardrooms, but in our classrooms.

In financing growing companies, we always looked for human value that didn't appear on the balance sheet.

I decided to shift my energy and concentration into changing my lifestyle and diet and taking charge of my own illness.

The rest of the world is growing so quickly, they'll be looking for anything to buy.

For those of us who have lost loved ones in their prime - as I did when my father and other relatives succumbed - even one of those years would have been a precious gift.

You were unsure which pain is worse -- the shock of what happened or the ache for what never will.

You can start on a clean slate or make excuses, but you can't do both.

I cannot trust my other side, my drunken side, to act in my best interests anymore.

The pulse of New York City can be found on the bent elbows of the patrons in Pete's Tavern.

as the spirit wanes the form appears

I would never become a big, big model in the commercial sense because I was such a type; you couldn't use me in everything.

Our biggest challenge is how to create a self-renewing company.

For some of us, the less said about the way we do things the better.

Jesus did not give the parables to teach us how to live. He gave them, I believe, to correct our notions about who God is and who God loves.

By persistent hard work you will rise to success, but ultimately your accomplishments will be measured by how you treated your loved ones on the way up.