True love will not brook reserve; it feels undervalued and outraged, when even the sorrows of those it loves are concealed from it.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it's your responsibility to love it, or change it.

Research conquers doubt. It aligns everyone around the incontestable. Research is the key to clarity—in startups, enterprises, and life itself.

The self is a self-made Procrustean bedof little comfort

Lightening flashed again and again but above the shriek of the wind and the pounding hail they never heard the thunder.

It's a rare business that doesn't have a way worse future than it has a past.

Monotony has nothing to do with a place; monotony, either in its sensation or its infliction, is simply the quality of a person. There are no dreary sights; there are only dreary sight seers.

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.

I would loathe to work on modern films.

The idea should come first, the startup should come second.

I think my first song ever was when my cat died. It was this awful, dreadful black cat who was angry and hated everything. Yet I was so upset when it died.