It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

The realisation that limitations are imaginary will make you strong and overpowering.

As an author I'm in my head all day and I worry that I lose touch with reality. But then my dog pees on my shoe and I know I've found it again.

I'm a member of the Academy, but I don't know who all the other Academy members are. It's not like a politician who knows who is in the Iowa caucus.

Beat a dog once and you only have to show him the whip.

Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad.

A lot of my songs are about taking whatever life throws at you and making the most of it.

I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.

Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.

From the outside, my life may look chaotic, but inside I feel like some kind of monk licking an ice cream cone while straddling a runaway horse.

The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect.