The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'

The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge.

No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that.

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.

The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It's simply larger than it needs to be. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission

I've always been more interested in the future than in the past.

All our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

Swimmer of noonday, lean for the perfect dive To the dead Mother's face, whose subtile down You had not seen take amber light alive.

I'd like to learn to meditate with more enthusiasm. I can sit down and get quiet for 20 minutes, but it just has not been a part of my Christianity at all.

Family is becoming more and more important to me.

For the record: I wear makeup. All. The. Time. But I do it in a way that looks natural.

I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring

It's so nice to be a spoke in the wheel, one that helps to turn, not one that hinders.

I love my small town, and I love going back there and supporting the community. But I could not have stayed there. No way.

If it were not for people who stepped forward and gave me opportunities at a time when I had not proved myself at all, believe me, I would not have a career.