there was nothing like necessity to supply a lack of nerve.

Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.

A worried man could borrow a lot of trouble with practically no collateral.

Jealousy ... is the most obvious sign of impotency.

Marriage is something that should be tried at least once. It's educational.

It's the guided thought that conquers; not the guided missile.

Silence can be the worst ridicule.

There's nothing more unforgivable than someone who thinks he knows more about yourself than you do.

I wonder if that isn't the most sinful thing of all -- thinking all the pleasant things are wicked.

When ignorance mobilizes, it's always the free minds it destroys first.

All Americans suffer from anxiety; it's a national disease.

Arrange your unutterable alphabet, my man, / and hold tight. / It's all you've got, a naming of things, and not so beautiful.

Fate always found its mark, one way or another.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says he will not seek re-election. Harry said he wants to spend more time with his family. As I always say, check with your family.

To the worker, God himself lends aid.

We don't experience light, color, and gesture in a vacuum. We experience it in contexts.

[We're making materials] so light that you can make a car that two people can lift, but so strong that it has the crash-worthiness of an SUV.

I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection.

Who escapes a duty, avoids a gain.

I placed the Marines where the hardest work was to be accomplished, and I never once found my confidence in them misplaced.

Every entrepreneur deals with fears of failure. However, the truly successful know how to face these fears and keep on working.