The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

All in all, Vermont is a jewel state, small but precious.

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

When you swallow that pride, Eve, take care you don't choke on it.

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to when you're in a car. You're more in the environment. It's enjoyable. Even when It's raining It's still fun.

Every experience empowers you twice: First when you enter into it with a whole heart, and again when you leave it with a whole heart.

It's our intention. Our intention is everything. Nothing happens on this planet without it. Not one single thing has ever been accomplished without intention.

Novelists may be able to seek advice from readers and editors, but in the end, it is up to them to get the book right.

I am really puzzled to understand myself.

It's always fun when you don't have to trot your stuff out, especially as a young guy.

Imagine Pulitzer prizefighting.