Success takes patience like a snake stalking it's prey.

For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself.Rita Mae Brown

The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.

Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back.

There is no defense against a perfect pass. I can throw the perfect pass.

A little humiliation and ego deflation, now and then, is good for apprentices. Mine sighed miserably.

The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness.

If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth.

A critical knowledge of the evolution of the idea of property would embody, in some respects, the most remarkable portion of the mental history of mankind.

I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.

The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.

India is desperately romantic, utterly unashamed of its sentimentality, its generosity, its fierce pride and massive heart.