To give and to lose is nothing; but to lose and to give still is the part of a great mind.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

As an entrepreneur, value creation will always be your first line of defense against business failure.

Do you prefer to be with people who glow with love and compassion or those who burn with anger fueled by religious doctrine or political ideology?

The greatest treasure is the act of being alive.

The more important the title the more self-important the person the greater the amount of time spent on the Eastern shuttle the more suspicious the man and the less vitality in the organization.

I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.

I'm looking for a balance of reported and essayistic work by up-and-coming women journalists. Often that means combing online-only sources or alt weeklies.

Sweet exists by convention, bitter by convention, color by convention; but in reality atoms and the void alone exist

It's well we cannot hear the screams we make in other people's dreams.

If you are offered the opportunity to do something that you don’t know how to do – say yes, dive in and do it anyway.

This is what I love about novels - both reading them and writing them. They jump into the abyss to be with you where you are.