When you grow up to be an author and write books, you'll think you're making the books up, but they'll all really be true, somewhere.

You can't understand where someone's going unless you understand where they've been.

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His own faith, however, was not lacking in virtues since it consisted in acknowledging obscurely that he would be granted much without ever deserving anything.

The more brilliant the lightning, the quicker it disappears.

Be cautious and content with low positive returns in 2015. The time for risk taking has passed.

I need someone who can keep up with me, not some sickly creature that looks as if he’s doddering off to the grave.

Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.

It seems to be almost inevitable that the man who accepts a subordinate economic position in the Family degenerates into a loafer and a tyrant.

Leadership, like responsibility, is a voluntary act.

I love being a struggling artist; it makes me feel very alive.