My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'

I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.

The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.

Sometimes you try to make it happen instead of just letting it happen.

After you have the basics down it's all mental.

I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.

All of us have an 'inner clock,' a certain pace at which we function most comfortably and effectively.

All of my decisions I made when I was a kid were decisions, would my mother and father be proud of.

Art said he wanted to get more distance. I told him to hit it and run backward.

Wisdom is the reward for surviving our own stupidity.

All told, over the period 1932-1980, nearly half a century, the top federal income tax rate in the United States averaged 81 percent.

Writing is what happens when the words in your head are overpowered by the words in your heart."J.L. Bond

My mom modeled and made clothes, so I always had such an appreciation for design. And then Gossip Girl completely blew open the door to fashion for me.

I know that Colbert could quote Thomas Aquinas and all this, but I'm somebody who, because it's a necessity for me on a personal basis. I need it because I'm a lunatic.

China has to understand America wants to trade with them. We want a world that's stable. We like free enterprise, but you got to play by the rules.

Find your passion, learn how to add value to it, and commit to a lifetime of learning.

We need to think on a broader plane, we need to do more than we're doing.

We must endeavor to forget our former love for them [the British] and to hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace friends.