Time was when genius was more precious than gold, but now to have nothing is monstrous barbarism.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Learn to accept and bend like the willow. For if you resist, you will break like the oak.

The main thing is finding the time to sit down and write. You have to make the time.

The illusion that times that were are better than those that are has probably pervaded all ages.

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.

Every once in awhile I'll call up Eddie (Van Halen) and ask, Found that fourth chord yet?

Beautiful things spoil nothing.

All you really have... is now.

Bend and you will be straight.

It takes 42 muscles to smile. Instead pick up your middle finger and say "bite me!