Success teaches us nothing only failure teaches.

When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.

Optimism and stupidity are nearly synonymous.

If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.

Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page.

Karakarof spat onto the ground at Dumbledore's feet. In one swift movement, Hagrid seized the front of Karkaroff's furs, lifted him into the air, and slammed him against a nearby tree.

I wish dogs understood: 'We're going in five minutes.

Get place and wealth if possible with grace If not by any means get wealth and place.

Music is truly love itself, the purest, most ethereal language of the emotions, embodying all their changing colors in every variety of shading and nuance.

As a child I wanted to become an architect.

In every work a reward added makes the pleasure twice as great.

Music is a self-propelling thing. You can not rely on anybody but yourself.

The problem is that, you know, the corporate press loves [Donald Trump].

Since my money is God's money, every spending decision I make is a spiritual decision.