We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes.

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without.

If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure.

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them.

Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo.

We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon.

Now comes the reign of iron — and cased sloops are to take the place of wooden ships.

You are worthy of your wildest dreams.

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.Carl JungSwiss psychologist (1875 - 1961)

Your company really has to work for you before you’ll really work for your company.

There are no unrealistic goals, only unrealistic deadlines.

Learn your techniques well and be prepared to let them go when you touch the human soul.

You must neither completely nor partially copy the art of others. If so, you will be producing kitsch.

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.

Sincere biblical repentance is as much a work of grace as not sinning in the first place. To err is human, to make progress is divine.

The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!"