I don't try to imagine a personal god; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it.

If from Society we learn to live Tis Solitude should teach us how to die; It hath no flatterers.

A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

Moonlight is sculpture.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.

Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes.

All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.

Delay always breeds danger. To protract a great design is often to ruin it.

There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.

His modesty amounts to deformity.