No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

I'm not really easy to live with! There needs to be unlimited patience and unconditional love. Men I've known before loved my independent spirit and were proud of my success, to the point that they'd become jealous of the time I devote to my career.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

I give thanks to my Creator for this wonderful life where each of us has the opportunity to learn lessons we could not fully comprehend by any other means.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life.

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.