Possessing faith is not convenient. You still have to live it.

Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.

Really, one has some friends, and when one comes to think about it it is impossible to tell how one ever became friendly with them.

If the word frankly or sincerely is not uttered in the first ten minutes-or let us speak openly-then you are not in the presence of a genuine businessman and he will certainly go bankrupt.

Geography is destiny.

Ignoramus: a person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself and having certain other kinds that you know nothing about.

You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

It would be awesome to stay popular, but if I was only an underground artist, I would be okay with that.

An artist conscientiously moves in a direction which for some good reason he takes, putting one work in front of the other with the hope he'll arrive before death overtakes him.

Four years was enough of Harvard. I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion that now I could teach myself.

A quiet conscience makes one so serene.

If you go out and watch nature closely, you will find something so joyful that it will completely fill you.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.