There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.

If certain aspect needs to be inconsistent, it must better be consistently inconsistent throughout the story.

Chaos and destruction do tend to take away a person's dating possibilities.

They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit.

Every small thing grows when you nurture it, Rosie. Love is just the same. But if that is making you miserable then, leave and find something else that brings you happiness you deserve to feel.

I have said publicly no option should be off the table, but I would certainly take nuclear weapons off the table.

I don't understand anything technical about music at all. I don't understand any of it, why you can't put these sounds together with those sounds. I only know what sounds good.

If you happen to be the only one with negative interest rates, you also weaken your currency, which means you make your exports more competitive.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder - never likely to reach home port. To us comes the signal: chart your course, set your sail, position your rudder, and proceed.

I really worked at becoming more assertive, and now none of my friends talk to me.