Those who seek happiness miss it, and those who discuss it, lack it.

Happiness is a form of courage.

Books worth reading are worth re-reading.

Pedantry is the dotage of knowledge.

Man is a dog's idea of what God should be.

Genius is initiative on fire.

Beware of your habits. The better they are the more surely they will be your undoing.

Fear of corrupting the mind of the younger generation is the loftiest form of cowardice.

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.

Only one-fourth of the sorrow in each man's life is caused by outside uncontrollable elements, the rest is self-imposed by failing to analyze and act with calmness.

Originality is only variation.

I know I'm not God, are you? Don't be silly.God? God? Everybody's God? Don't be silly.

Hope because the universe hears you.Hope because the universe works for you.Hope because the universe speaks to you.Hope because the universe will finish what it began in you.

One of the golden rules of success is to treat everything like a competition.

Beer. It always seems like such a good idea at the time, doesn't it? What's worse is beer seems like an even better idea after you've had some beer.

We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority.

Men turn their faces to hell, and hope to get to heaven; why don't they walk into the horsepond, and hope to be dry?.

Once it gets to a point where it becomes a matter of life and death to occupy a position of leadership or not, with an eye on future opportunities, therein lies the danger.

I've got one young family by the first wife, with four children.

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.

Government needs to do two things: put a price on carbon and invest heavily in new technologies.