Jealousy - that jumble of secret worship and ostensible aversion.

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

If not me, who? And if not now, when?

Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.

Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress.

I could talk food all day. I love good food.

Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married?

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.

I'm not an amazing cook. But I can follow a recipe!

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.

In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.

Architecture is inhabited sculpture.

The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.

Each new situation requires a new architecture.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.