A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Life's too short to cavort with fork-tongued carnivores.

Having contentment and gratitude in the present moment is the surest way to achieve success.

Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in choosing generals and setting broad strategy.

No matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.

Why go to France when you can smell the same people in coffee shops here in America.

However, the occasional visit of success provides just the excitement an engineer needs to face work the following day.

There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.

Tis looking downward makes one dizzy.

It is more important to be a good person than a good player.

At times it is not easy for me to take up living again.