When we come into this life, we don't really own anything. And we own nothing when we leave. It is only a lease we have during our lifetime, and it is up to us to make the most of it.

What you do for yourself is fleeting and dies with you. What you do for others has unending benefit and is eternal.

Philanthropy is the rent we pay for the joy and privilege we have for our space on this earth.

Life is a wheel. The more you give, the more you get back.

Few actions of consequence in the world have been accomplished without passion.

It's hard to outdo the Lord in generosity.

Excellence is never an accident.

You ask how it is possible to be your own father and son. You should seek answers, although it is better to anticipate some, to be the light and dream.

It’s not the people in your life that tell you what you want to hear, it's the people in your life that tell you the truth that count.

Although wrongs have been done me I live in hope. ... Now we are together again to make peace.

In the end, your creativity -- perhaps even your outrageousness -- will determine the final result.

Lord I do fear / Thou'st made the world too beautiful this year.

Music is the poor man's Parnassus.

I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog.

I grow old, ever learning many things.

The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life.

Drawing is the root of everything.