We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.

There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

A nation that forgets its past has no future.

I am an advocate of godliness, not of god.

Wise men don't feel companionless when they are not in the company of their egos.

He who illumines one has begun illumining the world.

I believe beauty is action. If my action can bring smiles in the innocent faces of people then my act is beautiful.

Once a cat loves you, it loves you till the end.

Day will move on and live his life. So will I. We will be okay. Someday, perhaps in the far and distant future, we'll find each other again.

I've felt depressed many times in my life, so I can draw on those times in my life when I need to.

I know runners who have suffered a tick bite and ended up with Lyme disease. Ill take an angry moose any day.

When a building is as good as that one, f#*@ the art.

I really love performing with an orchestra and am very excited to do so with the Kalamazoo Symphony.