[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.

Individuality and creativity are slowly dampened by a normal job with normal people.

Here's kind of my motto - if you're not happy at home, you're not happy anywhere else.

Long tarries destiny, But comes to those who pray.

I don't think you need any kind of backing here in the industry. I think what you achieve in your life is the result of your own talent and hard work.

I will say this. We have a situation in this country that has to be taken care of.

I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.

Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.

Now, the black man here was so-called free by [Abe] Lincoln 100 years ago. The black man in America has an - has a purchasing power of 20 billion dollars. Now, and he's educated.

As a Christian, you can enjoy life because your conscience is clear. You can enjoy life because you are secure within God's love.

Don't worry about getting final cut, worry about making the best possible cut.