Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that in his heart which is capable of responding to it.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

The traditional ways were wrongly disowned by Christianity - in hindsight, medicine men were not demons but very important counsellors in the community.

A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.

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.

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

Charity ... is the opium of the privileged.

All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

Sunlight is painting.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.

You just have to keep on doing what you do. It's the lesson I get from my husband; he just says, Keep going. Start by starting.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.