Words are a puzzle put them together the right way and you get something beautiful.

Who we are now is all that really matters.

Anyone who says writing is easy isn't doing it right.

Literature cannot be imposed it must be discovered.

That’s the way life is sometimes: you can fix things up, but you can’t make them all better.

Writing is easy. Writing well is hard work.

A philosopher operates with deductions. A sophist operates with paradoxes. A "public intellectual" operates with buzzwords.

There are always periodic opportunities to give up, while every single moment is an opportunity to persevere.

In this business, you gotta hustle.

A guy's biggest style mistake is definitely trying to look too cool. As long as you've got a good pair of jeans, a good pair of boots and a few good shirts, you're fine.

Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.

Attachment constrains our vision so that we are not able to see things from a wider perspective.

Don't be afraid to face the facts, and never lose your ability to ask the questions: Why? and How?

No one has ever used historical examples, near or remote, with the detail, precision, and directness to be found in every page of Shaw.

Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something.