During negotiations nothing is gained by attacking people's comfort zones.

I have no patience at all.

Once you decide to work for yourself, you never go back to work for somebody else.

If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.

I knоw you're Belgian, that's whеrе thоsе waffles соmе frоm

A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision.

I know you're Belgian, that's where those waffles come from.

My history of lending money from banks is that they want to know the ins and outs of the backside of a duck.

Don't try to blame the rest of the world. The blame only lies with you. Recognize that immediately.

There are two fools in every marketplace; one asks too little, one asks too much.

Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma

When I think of what I already lived through it seems to me I was shedding my bodies along the paths.

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

Art takes nature as its model.

I come from Des Moines. Someone had to.

Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand.

If I'm going really, really fast, I can do a page of finished text a day, on average.

i hate leaving places i love i was never at one place long. am i selfish?

We can continue to make significant strides in the scientific community by exploring new stem cell research methods that do not include destroying human embryos.

Understanding is better than ignorance. Ignorance, unlike life, unlike narrative, is static. Understanding implies a forward motion, thus the possibility of change.

Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'tis time to part.